House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act

H.R. 2591Introduced May 22, 2017Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Where it went

IntroducedMay 22, 2017
Committee actionMay 8, 2018
Passed HouseSep 12, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 17, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2591.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2591, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act” on June 11, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 8, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 11, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54029
CBO publication date
June 11, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2591, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-899 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 14, 2018.
Source: Congress.gov, reported August 14, 2018 ↗
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H.R. 2591, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 88, May 22, 2017, Page H4424):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 22, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 2591, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 30 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Bill Flores (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Tom Graves (R-GA), Gene Green (D-TX), Jody Hice (R-GA), J. Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Robert Wittman (R-VA), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-8 district

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