Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Advisory Committee Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 4, 2019)
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Advisory Committee Act of 2019
This bill establishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.
The advisory committee must advise the departments on policies or programs related to
- implementing Executive Order 13443, titled Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation;
- conserving and restoring wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, and rangeland habitats;
- promoting opportunities for and access to hunting and shooting sports on federal lands;
- recruiting and retaining new hunters and shooters;
- increasing public awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation and the benefits of recreational hunting and shooting; and
- encouraging coordination among the public, the hunting and shooting sports community, wildlife conservation groups, states, tribes, and the federal government.
The bill abolishes the existing Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, effective on the date of the first meeting of the advisory committee established by this bill.
What just happenedApr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 4, 2019
- Apr 26, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Apr 23, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Apr 4, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Apr 4, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 4, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House