Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023

Summary

Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts. Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts.

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Timeline

1. 6 September 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 September 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 September 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 September 2023

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Sponsors

• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• Angus King · I · Cosponsor
• Ben Luján · D · Cosponsor
• Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
• John Fetterman · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

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