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On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills:

• H.R. 615 (Rep. Wittman), “Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023” (Amendments to H.R. 615 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice);
• H.R. 1380 (Rep. Curtis), “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act”;
• H.R. 1726 (Rep. Tokuda), “Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023”;
• H.R. 2872 (Rep. Graves of Louisiana), To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 3324 (Rep. Huffman), To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029; and
• H.R. 3397 (Rep. Curtis), To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. (Amendments to H.R. 3397 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice)

REPORT

The Committee on Natural Resources met in open session on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, to consider the following measures. Per Committee Rule 9(f) and House Rule XI, clause 2(e), amendments adopted will be posted within 24 hours, and roll call votes and all other amendments offered will be posted no later than 48 hours after the vote is taken. These documents can be found at docs.house.gov, found here.

H.R. 615 (Rep. Wittman), To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. “Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023.”

• The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 615.
• Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment to Wittman ANS_061, which was designated Grijalva #1 revised. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 20.
• Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) offered an amendment to Wittman ANS_061, which was designated Dingell #2. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 20.
• Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 615 designated Wittman ANS_061. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
• H.R. 615, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 21 to 15.

H.R. 1380 (Rep. Curtis), To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to issue guidance on climbing management in designated wilderness areas, and for other purposes. “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act.”

• The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1380.
• Representative John Curtis (R-UT) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1380 designated Curtis ANS_046. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
• H.R. 1380, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1726 (Rep. Tokuda), To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes. “Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023.”

• The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1726.
• Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1726 which was designated Neguse ANS. The amendment was adopted by unanimous consent.
• H.R. 1726, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2872 (Rep. Graves of Louisiana), To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other purposes.

• The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2872.
• Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) offered an amendment to H.R. 2872 which was designated Graves of Louisiana_031. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent.
• H.R. 2872, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3324 (Rep. Huffman), To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.

• H.R. 3324 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3397 (Rep. Curtis), To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

• Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment to Curtis ANS_045 which was designated Grijalva #1. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 13 to 18.
• Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) offered an amendment to Curtis ANS_045 which was designated Kamlager-Dove #2. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 19.
• Representative Susie Lee (D-NV) offered an amendment to Curtis ANS_045 which was designated Lee_027. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 20.
• Representative John Curtis (R-UT) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated Curtis ANS_045. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
• H.R. 3397, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by roll call vote of 20 to 16.