H.R. 528: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

Plain summary

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Requires federal public land management officials to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting with specified exceptions. Requires Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, to be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close such lands to such activity for purposes of resource conservation, public safety, energy production, water supply facilities, or national security. Requires the heads of federal agencies to use their authorities to lease their lands or permit use of their lands for shooting ranges, and designate specific lands for recreational shooting activities. Sets forth requirements for a permanent or temporary withdrawal, change of classification, or change of management status that effectively closes or significantly restricts 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public lands for fishing or hunting or related activities.

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Official text

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · 43 cosponsors

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Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Barr (R-KY), Daniel Webster (R-FL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr528.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr528 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114