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Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB3590

Legislation Overview

Title: SHARE Act

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Advisory bodies: Army Corps of Engineers: Birds: Canada: Congressional oversight: Department of Agriculture: Department of Defense: Department of the Interior: Firearms and explosives: Forests, forestry, trees: General public lands matters: Government liability: Hazardous wastes and toxic substances: Hunting and fishing: Intergovernmental relations: Internet and video services: Land transfers: Land use and conservation: Licensing and registrations: Mammals: Outdoor recreation: Solid waste and recycling: State and local government operations: Television and film: Trade restrictions: User charges and fees: Wetlands: Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection: Agricultural practices and innovations: Economic performance and conditions: Farmland: Lakes and rivers: Louisiana: Missouri: Motor vehicles: Parks, recreation areas, trails: Public lands and natural resources

Description: Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act or the SHARE Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress, not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, an assessment of its expected economic impacts, including a review of expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities. Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components. Title II: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - (Sec. 204) Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. (Sec. 205) Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function. (Sec. 206) Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of BLM to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training. Title III: Public Lands Filming - (Sec. 302) Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period. Title IV: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - (Sec. 402) Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior. Title V: Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act - Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act - (Sec. 503) Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. (Sec. 504) Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. (Sec. 505) Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state. Title VI: Access to Water Resources Development Projects Act - Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act - (Sec. 602) Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. Title VII: Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee - (Sec. 701) Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. (Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.) Title VIII: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - (Sec. 802) Declares that recreational fishing and hunting are environmentally acceptable and beneficial activities that occur and can be provided on public lands and waters without adverse effects on other uses or users. (Sec. 804) Requires a federal public land management official, in cooperation with the respective state and fish and wildlife agency, to exercise the authority of the official under law, including regarding land use planning, to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public land for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act. Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports and facilitates hunting, recreational fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law. Prohibits actions taken under this Act or actions concerning the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 from being considered to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Prohibits public land management officials from being required to consider the existence or availability of recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting opportunities on adjacent or nearby lands in the planning for or determination of which public lands are open for these activities or in the setting of levels of use for these activities on public lands, unless the combination or coordination of such opportunities would enhance the opportunities available to the public. Requires that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service land, excluding land on the Outer Continental Shelf, be open to recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such land for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, protection of private property rights, or compliance with other law. Requires agencies to: (1) lease or permit use of federal public land for shooting ranges, and (2) designate specific land for recreational shooting activities. Declares that the provision of opportunities for hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and the conservation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable use recreational opportunities on designated wilderness areas on federal public lands constitutes the measures necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of such areas. Provides that such declaration does not authorize or facilitate commodity development, use, or extraction, motorized recreational access or use that is not otherwise allowed under the Wilderness Act, or permanent road construction or maintenance within designated wilderness areas. Reaffirms the provisions of the Wilderness Act that stipulate that wilderness purposes are "within and supplemental to" the purposes of the underlying federal land unit. Requires the head of each federal agency, when seeking to carry out fish and wildlife conservation programs and projects or providing fish and wildlife dependent recreation opportunities on designated wilderness areas, to implement these supplemental purposes while not impeding on the underlying conservation purpose. Prohibits such implementation from authorizing or facilitating commodity development, use or extraction, motorized recreational access, road construction or maintenance, or use not otherwise allowed within designated wilderness areas. Requires biennial reports on closures of federal public lands to sport hunting, recreational fishing, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more contiguous acres of federal public land or water to hunting or recreational fishing or related activities. Instructs federal public land agencies to consult with the advisory councils specified in Executive Orders 12962 (relating to recreational fisheries) and 13443 (relating to the facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation) in carrying out this Act. Requires the Secretary to manage the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner not more restrictive than the use restrictions in effect on November 21, 2013. Permits the Secretary to manage the area to allow the use of motorized vessels in a manner that is less restrictive than such use restrictions. (Sec. 805) Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from restricting the use of dogs in deer hunting activities within the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana unless those restrictions are applicable to the smallest practicable parts and are necessary for the reduction or control of trespassing onto adjacent land. Title IX: Respect for Treaties and Rights - (Sec. 901) Prohibits this Act from being construed to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe. Title X: Exemptions for Taking Migratory Birds on Certain Agricultural Land - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act - (Sec. 1002) Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not otherwise a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice, as determined by the head of the state office of the USDA Cooperative Extension System with the concurrence of the state department of fish and wildlife. Title XI: Sense of Congress Regarding Snowmobiles on National Forest System Lands - (Sec. 1101) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Forest Service should continue to allow snowmobiles access to National Forest System lands at the same levels allowed as of March 28, 2013, subject to closures for public health and safety at the discretion of the respective agencies, until a final travel management rule is promulgated for snowmobiles.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.

Last Action Date: February 10, 2014

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN03590:@@@L&summ2=m&

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Feb 10, 2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.
Senate	Feb 6, 2014	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
House	Feb 5, 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sean Maloney motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require manufacturers or processors of any potential contaminates to public water supplies to provide data to regulatory agencies stating what risks the chemicals would present to humans and the environment. The amendment also inserts the text of H.R. 2428 at the end of the bill.
House	Feb 5, 2014	Mr. Maloney, Sean moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H1613-1614; text: CR H1613)
House	Feb 5, 2014	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
House	Feb 5, 2014	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1613)
House	Feb 5, 2014	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3590.
House	Feb 5, 2014	H.AMDT.541 On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 242 (Roll no. 39). (consideration: CR H1612)
House	Feb 5, 2014	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House	Feb 5, 2014	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 268 - 154 (Roll no. 41).
House	Feb 5, 2014	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1611-1615)
House	Feb 5, 2014	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
House	Feb 5, 2014	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 231 (Roll no. 40).
House	Feb 5, 2014	H.AMDT.537 On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 237 (Roll no. 38). (consideration: CR H1611-1612)
House	Feb 5, 2014	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1614)
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.534 On agreeing to the Hanna amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.535 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Castro (TX). (consideration: CR H1577; text: CR H1577)Amendment provides that women and minority groups, as appropriate, are included for membership on the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castro (TX) amendment No. 3.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.535 On agreeing to the Castro (TX) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.536 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Gallego. (consideration: CR H1577-1578; text: CR H1577)Amendment adds veterans service organizations to the list of discretionary members of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gallego amendment No. 4.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.536 On agreeing to the Gallego amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.537 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. DeFazio. (consideration: CR H1578-1579; text: CR H1578)Amendment sought to strike the National Environmental Policy Act waivers in the bill.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 6.
House	Feb 4, 2014	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.538 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H1579; text: CR H1579)Amendment provides that sportsmen will continue to be able to use motorized vessels in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 7.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.538 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.539 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Crawford. (consideration: CR H1579-1580; text: CR H1579-1580)Amendment provides a limited exemption related to the taking of migratory game birds over farm fields to the extent that a field may not be considered baited as the result of normal agricultural practices.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 8.
House	Feb 4, 2014	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to rise.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.540 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Fleming. (consideration: CR H1580-1581; text: CR H1580)Amendment restores dog deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fleming amendment No. 9.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.540 On agreeing to the Fleming amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.541 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Holt. (consideration: CR H1581-1583; text: CR H1581)An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-339 to promote the Secretary of the Interior's authority to consider climate change when making decisions related to recreation and conservation on public lands.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment No. 10.
House	Feb 4, 2014	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.542 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H1583-1584; text: CR H1583)Amendment maintains access to National Forest System lands for snowmobilers while a winter travel management rule for National Forests is finalized.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 11.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.542 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3590 as unfinished business.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.539 On agreeing to the Crawford amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	Rule H. Res. 470 passed House.
House	Feb 4, 2014	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 470. (consideration: CR H1564-1565, H1566-1581; text of measure as introduced: CR H1570-1575)
House	Feb 4, 2014	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3590 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House	Feb 4, 2014	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 470 and Rule XVIII.
House	Feb 4, 2014	The Speaker designated the Honorable Richard B. Nugent to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House	Feb 4, 2014	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3590.
House	Feb 4, 2014	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the President.
House	Feb 4, 2014	Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.533 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA). (consideration: CR H1575-1576; text: CR H1575-1576)Amendment makes technical and clarifying changes to the bill and conforms the bill text to that which was reported by the Committee on Natural Resources.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment No. 1.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.533 On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
House	Feb 4, 2014	H.AMDT.534 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Hanna. (consideration: CR H1576-1577; text: CR H1576)Amendment requires a report on the economic impacts of the bill including an estimate on 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 an estimate of anticipated new local, State, and Federal revenues.
House	Feb 4, 2014	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanna amendment No 2.
House	Feb 3, 2014	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 470 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3590 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House	Jan 9, 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Jan 9, 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
House	Dec 16, 2013	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
House	Nov 22, 2013	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
House	Nov 22, 2013	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to House Judiciary
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to House Agriculture
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to House Natural Resources
House	Nov 21, 2013	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Feb 11 2014	federal link	bill text
Engrossed	Feb 7 2014	federal link	bill text
Introduced	Nov 26 2013	federal link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
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Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Energy And Commerce

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

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