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H.R. 1565

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1565, the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Mar 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 1565 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb1565/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1565 IH: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1565  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025  .
2.
Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program
Section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5 ) 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 section 1265C through agreements with States and tribal governments under this section.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 25, 2025

hb1565/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/25/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) sponsors H.R. 1565, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1565 went before 2 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 28, 2025 · 39 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1565 has taken 3 actions since Feb 25, 2025, the latest on Mar 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 28, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Feb 25, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 1565 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1565, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1565 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1565 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Clean Air and Water (quality), Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP—District of Columbia16—
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSAdvocates for sportsmen and conservation federal policyMontana12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP16—
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
IAN NAKAYAMA116
ZACH BODHANE116
GRAYSON HAYNES114
KADEN MCARTHUR112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2026 first_quarter$42K1st Quarter - Report
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTHEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1565 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1565’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr1565/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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