119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 25, 2025
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Nov 25, 2025): Became Public Law No: 119-40.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Public Law (Nov 25, 2025) · 2 versions published
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
This act extends until FY2033 a requirement for the interest earned on certain funds held in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund to be distributed to states for carrying out certain wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Specifically, the act extends the period in which the interest earned on revenue generated from excise taxes on certain firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment must be used for wildlife conservation and restoration programs established under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. This requirement was set to expire at the beginning of FY2026. In the absence of this requirement, this funding would be distributed to states, according to a formula, for (1) wildlife restoration, (2) hunter education and safety, (3) multistate conservation grants, and (4) administrative costs.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Became Public Law No: 119-40.
Became Public Law No: 119-40.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7734)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2316.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3224)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (text: CR H3224)
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
Loading lobbying reportsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 156.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-191.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-191.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
5 citations.
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 18, 2026 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$1,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ning Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.3613); Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (S.478 / H.R.1041); Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act (H.R.2316);
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…SS4A) program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Re-organization Working Waterfront Act of 2025 (S.1968) Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4861/S. 4871)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: THE CONSERVATION FUND
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…k to serve as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Working Waterfront Act of 2025 (S.1968) Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2316) Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4861/S. 4871)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 9, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act, S 462; Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, HR 41, S 530; Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, HR 2316; Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 717; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 3369, S 1737; Wyoming Public Land Initiative A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act, S 462; Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, HR 41, S 530; Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, HR 2316; Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 717; Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act, S 681
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing