US HB7629

Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to include the District of Columbia in the definition of "State," making D.C. eligible for federal wildlife restoration funding alongside the 50 states

Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to similarly treat D.C. as a state for sport fish restoration grant purposes

Removes special provisions that previously treated D.C. separately, including the fixed allocation of one-third of 1 percent under the sport fish program

Eliminates references to the Mayor of the District of Columbia as a separate grant recipient, integrating D.C. into the standard state allocation formula

Introduced by Rep. Norton on February 20, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources