H.R. 3462: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015

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Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015 This bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize through FY2020 appropriations from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for various fish, boating, and coastal wetlands restoration programs. The bill also revises amounts allocated from the Fund to various programs, including amounts for programs concerning: (1) coastal wetlands, (2) boating safety, and (3) boating infrastructure. A separate amount is set aside each fiscal year through FY2020 for the Coast Guard's administration of the national recreational boating safety program. When the President submits a budget for FY2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must submit an assessment of the administrative services it provides under the Act to states and the sportfishing community.

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Official text

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · 1 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3462.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3462 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114