United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

S 834 — Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. Died in session

This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund through FY2023. The bill revises the formula used to distribute funds from the trust fund. Amounts are set aside through FY2023 for Coast Guard recreational boating safety personnel and activities and the National Recreational Boating Survey. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend trust fund transfer restriction exceptions until October 1, 2023. (Sec. 5) The bill revokes a limitation on the amount the Coast Guard is authorized to allocate for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. (Sec. 7) The National Boating Safety Advisory Council is extended through FY2023. (Sec. 8) The bill amends the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to report on the effectiveness of coastal wetlands restoration projects in improving the quality of fish and wildlife habitat conditions in Louisiana. (Sec. 9) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must evaluate and report its administrative services for the trust fund each year.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read S 834 on the official United States source →

Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 162.

  2. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-91.

  3. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  4. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 546 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

Advisory bodies Appropriations Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Hunting and fishing Marine and inland water transportation Outdoor recreation Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Water quality Wetlands Transportation and public works Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S 834 do?
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund through FY2023. The bill revises the formula used to distribute funds from the trust fund. Amounts are set aside through FY2023 for Coast Guard recreational boating safety personnel and activities and the National Recreational Boating Survey. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend trust fund transfer restriction exceptions until October 1, 2023. (Sec. 5) The bill revokes a limitation on the amount the Coast Guard is authorized to allocate for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. (Sec. 7) The National Boating Safety Advisory Council is extended through FY2023. (Sec. 8) The bill amends the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to report on the effectiveness of coastal wetlands restoration projects in improving the quality of fish and wildlife habitat conditions in Louisiana. (Sec. 9) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must evaluate and report its administrative services for the trust fund each year.
Who sponsors S 834?
S 834 is sponsored by John Thune (R).
What is the current status of S 834?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 834?
Track S 834 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S 834

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S 834

Last checked for changes about 8 hours ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →