S. 2978: A bill relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
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S. 2978: A bill relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-11 · Sports and Recreation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11310)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11310) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
Plain summary
Declares that: (1) the continued regulation of access to hunting and fishing by the States is in the public interest; and (2) silence on the part of Congress shall not be construed to impose any commerce clause barrier to State regulation of such activities. Requires access to hunting and fishing to be subject to State laws. States that no Act of Congress shall be construed to invalidate, impair, or supersede such State laws unless that Act specifically so provides.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · 6 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2978.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2978 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108