[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  INTRODUCTION OF THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT AND 
    DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                              EQUALITY ACT

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 20, 2026

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
District of Columbia Equality Act. This bill would make the District of 
Columbia eligible for federal funding under the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
Act in the same manner as states. D.C. residents pay the same federal 
taxes as residents of the states and, therefore, D.C. should be treated 
as a state under federal programs. D.C. has roughly 7,800 acres of 
parkland, covering nearly a quarter of the city.
  The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act provides funding to 
states for five distinct purposes: program administration, wildlife 
restoration, basic hunter education and safety, enhanced hunter 
education and safety grants and multistate conservation grants. In 
general, D.C. is not eligible for funding under this Act.
  The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act provides funding for 
sport fish restoration, aquatic education, wetlands restoration and 
boat-related activities. Under this Act, each state receives a minimum 
of one percent of the total amount apportioned, while D.C. is capped at 
one-third of one percent.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

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