HR 5110 United States House · 118th Congress

Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

HR 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that federal education funds cannot be used for certain weapons - but this restriction does not apply to archery, hunting, or other shooting sports training programs. The bill directly affects schools and educational programs seeking to use federal funds for these specific activities, such as archery clubs or hunting safety education. It adds an explicit exception to the existing prohibition, allowing funds to support "educational instruction or enrichment activities" in these sports under authorized programs. This change removes ambiguity about funding eligibility for such educational initiatives in K-12 schools.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
House Passage
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Aug 1, 2023 Signed Oct 6, 2023
Floor votes · House Sep 26, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Oct 6, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Sep 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4709)
upper
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 407). (text: CR H4471-4472)
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 1 (Roll no. 407). (text: CR H4471-4472)
lower
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced
Mr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-207.
lower
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
lower
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Aug 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
lower
Aug 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 71 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark E. Green
Mark E. Green
RRepublican
TN
7
Co
Photo of Aaron Bean
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
FL
4
Co
Photo of Andy Barr
Andy Barr
RRepublican
KY
6
Co
Photo of Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
MO
2
Co
Photo of Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
IA
2
Co
Photo of Ben Cline
Ben Cline
RRepublican
VA
6
Co
Photo of Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
OH
6
Co
Photo of Brad Finstad
Brad Finstad
RRepublican
MN
1
Co
Photo of Brandon Williams
Brandon Williams
RRepublican
NY
22
Co
Photo of Brett Guthrie
Brett Guthrie
RRepublican
KY
2
Co
Photo of Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
AR
4