[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 5110 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 168
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5110

                          [Report No. 118-207]

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 for training in 
              archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2023

  Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Hudson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

                           September 20, 2023

Additional sponsors: Ms. Tenney, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cline, Mr. Gooden of 
  Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. 
 Graves of Missouri, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Self, Mr. Norman, 
 Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Miller of 
  West Virginia, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. 
 Lamborn, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Peltola, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Womack, Mr. Pence, 
Mr. Bergman, Mr. Mills, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Finstad, Mr. 
Brecheen, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Guest, Mr. Bean of Florida, 
   Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Barr, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. Chavez-
DeRemer, Ms. Mace, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Mann, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. 
 Bucshon, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Steube, Mr. Davis of North 
Carolina, Mr. Crawford, Mrs. McClain, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Perez, Mr. Walberg, 
  Mrs. Houchin, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Bost, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. 
 DesJarlais, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, 
  Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Baird, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Strong, Mr. 
   Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. Rutherford

                           September 20, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 
                                1, 2023]

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                                 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 for training in 
              archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Hunting Heritage and 
Education Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS 
              FOR CERTAIN WEAPONS AND RELATED TRAINING.

    Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906(7)) is amended by inserting ``, except that this 
paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this Act for 
activities carried out under programs authorized by this Act that are 
otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students 
with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such 
as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts'' before 
the period at the end.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 168

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 5110

                          [Report No. 118-207]

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                                 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 for training in 
              archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.

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                           September 20, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed