H.R. 2316 explained · 119th Congress · Became law
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 3 (3 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-03-25
Latest action (2025-11-25): Became Public Law No: 119-40.
What H.R. 2316 does, in plain terms
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 This act extends until FY2033 a requirement for the interest earned on certain funds held in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund to be distributed to states for carrying out certain wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Specifically, the act extends the period in which the interest earned on revenue generated from excise taxes on certain firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment must be used for wildlife conservation and restoration programs established under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. This requirement was set to expire at the beginning of FY2026. In the absence of this requirement, this funding would be distributed to states, according to a formula, for (1) wildlife restoration, (2) hunter education and safety, (3) multistate conservation grants, and (4) administrative costs.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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