Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would expand public shooting ranges using monies from the Pittman Robertson Act fund.
Title: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Subject: Public lands and natural resources: Firearms and explosives: Forests, forestry, trees: Land transfers: Land use and conservation: Outdoor recreation: Solid waste and recycling: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Description: 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).
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Last Action Date: April 30, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/94/all-info
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15 sponsors: Shelley Capito (R); Michael Bennet (D); John Boozman (R); Mike Crapo (R); Joni Ernst (R); Angus King (I); Joe Manchin (D); James Risch (R); Mike Rounds (R); Dan Sullivan (R); John Cornyn (R); Martin Heinrich (D); Bill Cassidy (R); Jon Tester (D); Roy Blunt (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 30 2019 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| Senate | Apr 30 2019 | Senate vitiated previous passage. (CR S2502) |
| Senate | Apr 10 2019 | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2393; text: CR S2393) |
| Senate | Mar 14 2019 | By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-8. |
| Senate | Feb 5 2019 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 18. |
| Senate | Feb 5 2019 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report. |
| Senate | Feb 5 2019 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| Senate | Jan 10 2019 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 23 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 6 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 10 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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