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Union Calendar No. 168 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5110 

[Report No. 118–207] 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify 

that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain 

weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for training in 

archery, hunting, or other shooting sports. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2023 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. HUDSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CLINE, Mr. GOODEN

of Texas, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. SELF, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, 

Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 

Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HILL, Mrs. PELTOLA, Mr. KUSTOFF, 

Mr. WOMACK, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. MILLS, Mr. ROSENDALE, 

Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, 

Mr. BARR, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. 

MACE, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. MANN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. 

BUCSHON, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. DAVIS of 

North Carolina, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Ms. FOXX, Ms. PEREZ, 

Mr. WALBERG, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. BOST, Mr. WILLIAMS

of New York, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. 

ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

MEUSER, Mr. STRONG, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. VAN

ORDEN, and Mr. RUTHERFORD


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•HR 5110 RH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 1, 2023] 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of 

Federal education funds for certain weapons does not 

apply to the use of such weapons for training in archery, 

hunting, or other shooting sports. 


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•HR 5110 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Hunting 

5 Heritage and Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FED7 ERAL EDUCATION FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 

8 WEAPONS AND RELATED TRAINING. 

9 Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906(7)) is amended by 

11 inserting ‘‘, except that this paragraph shall not apply to 

12 the use of funds under this Act for activities carried out 

13 under programs authorized by this Act that are otherwise 

14 permissible under such programs and that provide students 

15 with educational instruction or educational enrichment ac16 tivities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or 

17 culinary arts’’ before the period at the end. 


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Union Calendar No. 168 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5110 

[Report No. 118–207] 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Edushooting sports. ons for training in archery, hunting, or other weapons does not apply to the use of such weap- on the use of Federal education funds for certain cation Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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