# 119-hr-1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-1565, Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1565
- Congress: 119
- Title: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Mandatory Commodity Credit Corporation funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program.** The bill would direct funding to expand public access and habitat work on enrolled private lands, with a targeted set-aside for wetlands.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding boost for public access program: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would provide $150 million in mandatory Commodity Credit Corporation funds for fiscal years 2025–2029 to the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. The Agriculture Department would use the money to help states and tribal governments open private lands to the pu…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1565 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1565)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1565 (as of 2026-04-21).