HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIONS 02/04/2014

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

February 4, 2014

 

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

H.R. 3590 - Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013

 

Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 470 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3590) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes." – ADOPTED 225 – 193

 

H. Res. 470 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3590) to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes." – ADOPTED 234 – 185

 

Hastings (R-WA) – Amendment No. 1 – Manager’s amendment makes technical, clarifying and conforming changes to the Committee Print. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Hanna (R-NY) – Amendment No. 2 – Requires a report on economic impacts of the Act. The report would include any expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities; an estimate of jobs created to support such activities; an estimate of wages related to these jobs; and estimate of anticipated new local, State, and Federal revenue. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Castro (D-TX) – Amendment No. 3 – Ensures that women and minority groups, as appropriate, are included for membership on the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Gallego (D-TX) – Amendment No. 4 – Adds veterans’ service organizations to the list of discretionary members of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Broun (R-GA) – Amendment No. 5 – Requires that hunting, trapping, netting and fishing activities be included as land use in all land management plans to the extent that these activities are not clearly inconsistent with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed. – NOT OFFERED

 

Smith (R-MO) – Amendment No. 7 – Preserves current motorized vessel management in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a National Park in Southeast Missouri. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Crawford (R-AR) – Amendment No. 8 – Allows the State office of the Cooperative Extension System of the Department of Agriculture and State department of fish and wildlife to determine regular agricultural practices for purposes of federal hunting guidelines. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Fleming (R-LA) – Amendment No. 9 – Restores hunting access to the Kisatchie National Forest for deer hunting with dogs. Includes private property protections. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Kildee (D-MI) – Amendment No. 11 – Maintains access to National Forest System lands for snowmobilers while a winter Travel Management Rule for National Forests is finalized. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Ellison (D-MN) – Amendment No. 6 – Strikes the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Holt (D-NJ), Connolly (D-VA), Lowenthal (D-CA), Van Hollen (D-MD), Langevin (D-RI), Cartwright (D-PA), Ellison (D-MN), Blumenauer (D-OR), Grijalva (D-AZ), Shea-Porter (D-NH), Capps (D-CA), Quigley (D-IL), Delaney (D-MD), Davis, Susan (D-CA), Matsui (D-CA) – Amendment No. 10 – Allows the Secretary of the Interior's authority to ban hunting and fishing on the mere opinion that hose activities are a threat to federal lands due to climate change. – VOTE REQUESTED