Bills · 118th Congress · Education

Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced8/1/23
  2. Passed HousePassed 9/26/23
  3. SenatePassed 9/27/23
  4. PresidentSigned 10/6/23
  5. LawPublic Law 118-17

Passed the House 424–1 on September 26, 2023 (Roll Call 407 →). Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 27, 2023. Became Public Law 118-17 on October 6, 2023.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 9/26/23Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic208 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Not voting
  • Republican216 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

This act authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The act specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

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Sponsor
Rep. Mark E. Green ( Republican · TN-7)
Cosponsors
71
Introduced
8/1/23
Policy area
Education

What happens next

Became Public Law 118-17.

All actions (20)
  1. 8/1/23Introduced in House
  2. 8/1/23Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  3. 9/14/23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 9/14/23Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  5. 9/20/23Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-207.
  6. 9/20/23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168.
  7. 9/26/23Mr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. 9/26/23Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4471-4475)
  9. 9/26/23DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5110.
  10. 9/26/23At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. 9/26/23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4495-4497)
  12. 9/26/23Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 407). (text: CR H4471-4472)
  13. 9/26/23On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 407). (text: CR H4471-4472)
  14. 9/26/23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. 9/27/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4709)
  16. 9/27/23Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4709)
  17. 9/29/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  18. 10/4/23Presented to President.
  19. 10/6/23Signed by President.
  20. 10/6/23Became Public Law No: 118-17.