Introduced:
Feb 25, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Cosponsors
1
Summaries
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Latest Action
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2025
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<p><strong>Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 25, 2025
Subjects (1)
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (5)
(R-AR)
Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
(D-WA)
Apr 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
(R-NY)
Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
(R-PA)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
(R-SD)
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 25, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1565 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1565
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary
public access and habitat incentive program.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2025
Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary
public access and habitat incentive program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1565 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1565
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary
public access and habitat incentive program.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2025
Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary
public access and habitat incentive program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Public Access Improvement
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.
is amended by striking subsection
(f) and inserting the following:
``
(f) Funding.--
``
(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
section $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025
through 2029.
``
(2) Enhanced public access to wetland reserve
easements.--To the maximum extent practicable, of the funds
made available under paragraph
(1) , the Secretary shall use
$3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to
encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve
easements under
(f) and inserting the following:
``
(f) Funding.--
``
(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
section $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025
through 2029.
``
(2) Enhanced public access to wetland reserve
easements.--To the maximum extent practicable, of the funds
made available under paragraph
(1) , the Secretary shall use
$3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to
encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve
easements under
section 1265C through agreements with States
and tribal governments under this section.
and tribal governments under this section.''.
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