
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033.
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What Happened in Congress?
Public Law 119-40, November 25, 2025
- HousePassed by voice vote
- SenatePassed with no objection (unanimous consent)
- PresidentSigned into law
Became Law
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- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
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What This Bill Does
This act extends until FY2033 a requirement for the interest earned on certain funds held in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund to be distributed to states for carrying out certain wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Specifically, the act extends the period in which the interest earned on revenue generated from excise taxes on certain firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment must be used for wildlife conservation and restoration programs established under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. This requirement was set to expire at the beginning of FY2026. In the absence of this requirement, this funding would be distributed to states, according to a formula, for (1) wildlife restoration, (2) hunter education and safety, (3) multistate conservation grants, and (4) administrative costs.
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- House floor actionsPresented to President.
- Library of CongressSigned by President.
- Became Law
- SenateSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Floor Vote
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- House floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (text: CR H3224)
- House floor actionsReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-191.
- House committee actionsSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Committee



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