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On December 13, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced H.R. 200, a bill sponsored by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Don Young (AK) that amends the 1976 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen. Prior to being discharged from the Committee, measures to improve…

On December 18, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Senator Steve Daines (MT) and Senator Michael Bennet (CO) introduced the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 2243). This legislation would reauthorize and increase funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). VPA-HIP is a grant program reauthorized by the 2014 Farm…

On December 18, the Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act (H.R. 3979) passed out of the House of Representatives with a strong bipartisan vote of 371-14. On October 11, H.R 3979 was introduced by Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (NY) and Gregario Sablin (MP) and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congressmen Rob Wittman (VA), Garret Graves (LA), Frank…

On December 12, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Indiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sent a letter supporting the Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 (S. 1752) to Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus. The bill, S. 1752, hopes to expedite wildfire prevention projects, and improve forest and wildland health, which in…

On December 18, the New Jersey Assembly Committee on Appropriations unanimously reported out Assembly Bill 1616, which would authorize the use of tracking dogs to recover lost deer in the Garden State. This bipartisan legislation is sponsored by Co-Chair of the New Jersey Angling and Hunting Conservation Caucus Assemblyman John Burzichelli, and is co-sponsored by…

The Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus of Canada has named Tom Brooke, former President of the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association (CSIA), an Honorary Member of the Caucus. “I am honored to be able to recognize the dedication that Tom Brooke has to fishing and all of Canada’s outdoor heritage activities,” said Member of Parliament (MP) Bob Zimmer,…