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HELP for Wildlife Act

USA115th CongressS-1514| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2017
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (11)
Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and the Chesapeake Bay Program. It also reauthorizes through FY2023 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program. The proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges is increased. The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. The Department of the Interior must reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) and Wyoming. Interior's prior rules that removed the protections were overruled by district courts. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The National Fish Habitat Board is established to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation; (3) recommend the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships; and (4) review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.

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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 19, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-77.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Oct 5, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-168. Additional and Minority views filed.
Oct 5, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 19, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-77.


  • July 26, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • October 5, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-168. Additional and Minority views filed.


  • October 5, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.

Animals

Related Bills

  • S 115-478: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land.
  • HR 115-788: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
  • S 115-1513: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
  • S 115-593: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
  • S 115-1537: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
  • S 115-1436: A bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4489: To provide for the preservation of America's outdoor heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1214: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
  • HR 115-424: Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural practices and innovationsAquatic ecologyBirdsCanadaChesapeake BayCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFirearms and explosivesFishesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingIllinoisIndianaIntergovernmental relationsInternational organizations and cooperationIowaLand transfersLicensing and registrationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionMichiganMinnesotaNorth DakotaOhioOutdoor recreationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingSouth DakotaState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizationsTrade restrictionsWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsinWyoming

HELP for Wildlife Act

USA115th CongressS-1514| Senate 
| Updated: 10/5/2017
Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and the Chesapeake Bay Program. It also reauthorizes through FY2023 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program. The proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges is increased. The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. The Department of the Interior must reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) and Wyoming. Interior's prior rules that removed the protections were overruled by district courts. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The National Fish Habitat Board is established to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation; (3) recommend the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships; and (4) review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.

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Timeline
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 19, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-77.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Oct 5, 2017
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-168. Additional and Minority views filed.
Oct 5, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
  • June 29, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 29, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 19, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-77.


  • July 26, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.


  • October 5, 2017
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-168. Additional and Minority views filed.


  • October 5, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (11)
Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • S 115-478: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land.
  • HR 115-788: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
  • S 115-1513: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
  • S 115-593: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
  • S 115-1537: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
  • S 115-1436: A bill to conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4489: To provide for the preservation of America's outdoor heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-1214: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
  • HR 115-424: Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural practices and innovationsAquatic ecologyBirdsCanadaChesapeake BayCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFirearms and explosivesFishesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsGreat LakesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingIllinoisIndianaIntergovernmental relationsInternational organizations and cooperationIowaLand transfersLicensing and registrationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionMichiganMinnesotaNorth DakotaOhioOutdoor recreationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingSouth DakotaState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizationsTrade restrictionsWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsinWyoming