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H.R. 3187 (101st)

Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989

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Introduced

4 August 1989

Last action

5 September 1989 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA, and DOD.

Sponsors

Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5], Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hatcher, Charles [D-GA-2], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Pashayan, Charles, Jr. [R-CA-17], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-27], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20], Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6]

Subjects

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26 August 2025

Summary

Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989 - Prescribes civil penalties for knowingly interfering with the conduct of a lawful hunt in a national forest or on lands affected with a Federal interest. Authorizes injunctive relief, the recovery of actual and punitive damages, and the awarding of attorney's fees. Grants hunting and sportsman's organizations standing to sue under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 4 August 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 August 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 August 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 September 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 September 1989

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA, and DOD.

    Source: Committee

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