# 119-s-4250: Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026

119-s-4250, Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4250
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More multistate conservation grant money: benefit, medium. 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…
- Keeps sport fish funding through 2031: benefit, low. 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 bil…

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- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-4250 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4250)

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- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4250 (as of 2026-09-10).