[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7629 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7629

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 20, 2026

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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,''.
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