Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2363
Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Introduced: 2014-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Art, artists, authorship
Birds
Budget deficits and national debt
Canada
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Farmland
Firearms and explosives
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Postal service
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations
Television and film
User charges and fees
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-20
text: 
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 
 
Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 
 
Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl). 
 
Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 
 
Increases the proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges. 
 
Requires the Secretary to issue permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in sports hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008 (when the species was listed as threatened). 
 
Revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. 
 
Directs federal public land management officials to facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal public land. Makes land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the lands.
 
Allocates funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for priority projects that secure public access to federal public lands that have significantly restricted access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377)
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4377-4378)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298; text: CR S4298)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3491 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4298-4324)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298)
action_date: 2014-07-08
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4244-4246, S4248-4261)
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 218. (consideration: CR S4210-4211; text: CR S4210)
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4197, S4210-4211)
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4095)
action_date: 2014-06-25
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3997; text: CR S3997)
action_date: 2014-06-25
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3949, S3991, S3997)
action_date: 2014-06-24
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3903)
action_date: 2014-06-23
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3887)
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3845-3847)
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3433)
action_date: 2014-06-04
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3387)
action_date: 2014-06-03
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3345)
action_date: 2014-06-02
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3319)
action_date: 2014-05-22
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3245-3246, S2373-3278)
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
action_date: 2014-05-20
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2014-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate