H.R. 2316 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-40, Nov 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExtends wetlands conservation funding through 2033
Ever wonder where money for wildlife protection comes from. This act keeps a funding stream alive by extending a requirement that interest from the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund be used for wetlands conservation programs through 2033. Right now, money earned from excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment goes into this fund. The act makes sure that interest from those funds continues supporting the North American Wetlands Conservation Act instead of being distributed differently.
How it affects you
If you hunt or fish, this matters to you because wetlands are vital habitat. The act ensures funding keeps flowing to states for wildlife conservation and restoration programs, hunter education and safety, and conservation grants. Without this extension, that money would have been divided among states for different purposes starting in 2026.
Read the official summary (Public Law, Nov 25, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2316
AN ACT
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3) · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 5 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 25, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-40.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 5 official versions.