About S2363

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014

Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] (D-NC)

Latest Action (2014-07-10): Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 – 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377)

Summary

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 – Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl). Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Increases the proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges. Requires the Secretary to issue permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in sports hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008 (when the species was listed as threatened). Revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. Directs federal public land management officials to facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal public land. Makes land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the lands. Allocates funds

Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations, Alaska, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Appropriations, Art, artists, authorship, Birds, Budget deficits and national debt, Canada

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