S2828-118

Introduced

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0EFAF13AF9354A279F24AE2CA45A19E1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act.
  • Section H2324DF96638B491D8356C6E6CDE2ECB5: 2. Clarification of prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons and related training Section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

Learn more about our methodology