118th Congress · SENATE BILLINCORPORATED

S. 2828Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

Education
Introduced Sep 18, 2023
Last action Sep 18, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Sep 18, 2023
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Referred
Sep 18, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill 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 bill 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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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H.R. 5110Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act
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Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.