119th Congress
H.R. 1565
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Debbie Dingell(D-MI)
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Added later (4)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) · Mar 11, 2025
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Apr 28, 2025
- J. French Hill (R-AR) · Jun 30, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). This Natural Resources Conservation Service program provides state and tribal governments competitive grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held land (i.e., farm, ranch, and forest land) to allow public access for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 VPA-HIP funding to encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements through agreements with states and tribal governments.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. - Feb 25, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House