Tag: Pittman-Robertson Act

January 6, 2020

First session of 116th Congress wraps up

When Congress adjourned at the end of December, it closed out the first session of the 116th Congress, which saw progress on a number of conservation priorities. However, few bills...

February 13, 2019

TWS supports legislation to empower R3 efforts

TWS sent a letter this week to Rep. Scott Austin, R-Ga., supporting the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act (H.R. 877), recently introduced in the 116th Congress. The legislation would...

November 20, 2018

TWS advises Senate committee considering wildlife funding

Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing examining the funding needed for wildlife conservation, recovery and management. Witnesses spoke about the need for reliable federal...

September 18, 2018

House passes changes to Pittman-Robertson

The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2591, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act last week.  The bill allows states to use Wildlife Restoration Account funds to build...

February 22, 2018

TWS submits testimony on two wildlife funding bills

On Feb. 16, a House Natural Resources panel considered a suite of public land and wildlife conservation bills, including the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017...