
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Extends wildlife conservation funding from firearm and ammunition taxes through 2033.
Tradeoff
Directs interest earned on certain tax revenue to wetlands and wildlife programs instead of letting it flow into the general state wildlife-restoration fund formula. No new spending or tax changes.
What's in it
Passed the House by on July 14, 2025. Passed the Senate by on October 23, 2025, and was signed into law on November 25, 2025.
House
Introduced
(Mar 25, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Mar 25, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Jun 25, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-191.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jul 14, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Environment and Public Works(Jul 15, 2025)
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Oct 23, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Discharged(Oct 23, 2025)
House
Sent to the President
(Nov 25, 2025)

White House · Signature
Signed
Donald Trump (R)

Enacted
Became law(Nov 25, 2025)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)