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Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2026
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell- Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to treat the District of Columbia as a State for the purposes of such Acts, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to treat the District of Columbia as a state for purposes of these programs. The bill redefines the term "State" in both acts to include the District of Columbia alongside the 50 states. This change would allow the District of Columbia to participate in these federal wildlife and sport fish restoration funding programs on the same basis as states. The amendments remove special provisions that previously applied only to the District of Columbia.
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Actions (3)
- Feb 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Introduced in House
- Feb 20, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E147)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 20, 2026
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell- Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to treat the District of Columbia as a State for the purposes of such Acts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDER PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT AND DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT.
(a) Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.—The Pittman- Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 669a)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
“(6) the term ‘State’ means each of the several States and the District of Columbia;”; and
(2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking “several”;
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking “District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each” and inserting “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,”; and
(C) in subsection (e)(5), by striking “the District of Columbia,”.
(b) Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.—The Dingell- Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 777a)—
(A) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph
(2);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(3) and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) the term ‘State’ means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.”;
(2) in section 4(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(1)), by striking “several”; and
(3) in section 12 (16 U.S.C. 777k)—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking “the Mayor of the District of Columbia,”;
(ii) by striking “the District of Columbia,”; and
(iii) by striking “for the District of Columbia one-third of 1 per centum,”; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking “the District of Columbia,”. <all>
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