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119-s-4250119th Congress

Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration funding through 2031. It would also revise how the Multistate Conservation Grant Program calculates and distributes grants by changing a cap phrase and setting a new minimum based on a percentage or a dollar floor.

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  • State wildlife and fisheries agencies and recreational boating programs would keep the annual appropriations framework through calendar year 2031, helping funding predictability for fish and boating projects.
  • Multistate Conservation Grant Program applicants would face a new allocation rule that replaces the previous "Not more than $1,200,000 of each" wording with "Each" and sets the grant floor as the greater of 0.0375 percent of the appropriation or $200,000. This adjusts minimum and maximum funding considerations for multistate projects.
  • The bill preserves existing program titles and statutory references, keeping the core purposes and structure of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act while changing the funding schedule and allocation formula.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More multistate conservation grant money

This bill would change how the Multistate Conservation Grant Program share is calculated. For each appropriation, the program share would be the greater of 0.0375 percent of that appropriation or $200,000. The bill would also remove the existing "not more than $1,200,000 of each" cap. These changes would take effect when the bill becomes law.

Keeps sport fish funding through 2031

This bill would extend the statutory period that governs sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety allocations. It would replace references to the year 2026 with 2031 in the allocation rules, so the same division rules would apply through 2031. The change would take effect when the bill becomes law and would not by itself change funding amounts or eligibility formulas.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

AK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/26/2026

  • Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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