Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

Bill: 118-hr-5110
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-08-01
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Firearms and explosives

Hunting and fishing

Outdoor recreation

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-06
text: Became Public Law No: 118-17.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of training students in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports. </p> <p>Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to training students in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.</p>

action_date: 2023-09-20
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts. </p> <p>Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.</p>

action_date: 2023-09-26
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts. </p> <p>Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.</p>

action_date: 2023-09-27
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts. </p> <p>Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.</p>

action_date: 2023-10-06
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act</b></p> <p>This act authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts. </p> <p>Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The act specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.</p>

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three H. R. 5110 AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act . 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906(7) ) is amended by inserting , except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts before the period at the end.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5110 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Received AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act . 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906(7) ) is amended by inserting , except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts before the period at the end.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2023. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act . 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906(7) ) is amended by inserting , except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts before the period at the end.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 168 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5110 [Report No. 118–207] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act . 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906(7) ) is amended by inserting , except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts before the period at the end.

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

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5110 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act . 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7906(7) ) is amended by inserting , except that this paragraph shall not apply so as to prohibit the use of funds under this Act for the provision or use of such a weapon for purposes of training students in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports before the period at the end.