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H.R. 615: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

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H.R. 615: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 166 (2024): On Motion to Recommit, HR615 (2024-04-30), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

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Official text

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr615.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 50 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 615, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 (2023-08-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Tim Walberg (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Barry Moore (R-AL), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), John R. Carter (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), August Pfluger (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr615 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118