119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 25, 2025
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 25, 2025)
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.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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13 citations.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
CORNELL UNIVERSITY · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…llectual property and technology transfer operations, and to encourage support for the PREVAIL (HR 3160, S.1553), PERA (HR 3512, S.1546), and RESTORE (HR 1578, S.704) Acts. Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to encourage support for efforts to prevent agencies from indiscriminately exercising march-in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
CORNELL UNIVERSITY · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…llectual property and technology transfer operations, and to encourage support for the PREVAIL (HR 3160, S.1553), PERA (HR 3512, S.1546), and RESTORE (HR 1578, S.704) Acts. Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to encourage support for efforts to prevent agencies from indiscriminately exercising march-in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$42,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
CORNELL UNIVERSITY · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…llectual property and technology transfer operations, and to encourage support for the PREVAIL (HR 3160, S.1553), PERA (HR 3512, S.1546), and RESTORE (HR 1578, S.704) Acts. Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to encourage support for efforts to prevent agencies from indiscriminately exercising march-in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
CORNELL UNIVERSITY · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…llectual property and technology transfer operations, and to encourage support for the PREVAIL (HR 3160, S.1553), PERA (HR 3512, S.1546), and RESTORE (HR 1578, S.704) Acts. Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to encourage support for efforts to prevent agencies from indiscriminately exercising march-in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
CORNELL UNIVERSITY · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…llectual property and technology transfer operations, and to encourage support for the PREVAIL (HR 3160, S.1553), PERA (HR 3512, S.1546), and RESTORE (HR 1578, S.704) Acts. Met with Senators, Representatives, and legislative staff to encourage support for efforts to prevent agencies from indiscriminately exercising march-in…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act;…
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
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S. 704/H.R. 1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2235, Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025; H.R. 605, Headwaters Protection Act 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
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$1,850,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ights Act (S.966 / H.R.2060); Tribal Firearm Access Act; Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (S.478 / H.R.1041); and Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act (S.704).
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