S. 94: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

Plain summary

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill allows a state to use federal funds to cover a higher percentage of the costs for the construction and expansion of public target ranges. Specifically, a state may use specified federal grant funds to pay up to 90% of such costs (rather than 75%, as under current law). Additionally, amounts provided for these purposes shall remain available for five fiscal years (rather than two, as under current law).

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Official text

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · 14 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 94, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (2019-03-01)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Cornyn (R-TX), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s94.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s94 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116