U.S. House Removes Anti-Hunting Language from Farm Bill

Last week, legislators on Capitol Hill delivered a significant victory for hunters and Second Amendment supporters by securing a critical fix to the House Farm Bill (Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026).

Earlier versions of the bill included provisions pulled directly from the H.R. 5017, the so-called “Greyhound Protection Act of 2025.” While presented as a narrow measure targeting commercial greyhound racing, the vague and overreaching language would have severely restricted — and in many cases effectively banned — longstanding, responsible practices used by sportsmen who train and hunt with dogs.

Had it remained, this misguided language would have endangered traditional hound hunting, field trials, live-lure training for bird dogs and scent hounds, and other essential methods that have nothing to do with greyhound racing. It threatened to upend generations-old sporting traditions and impose federal restrictions on law-abiding hunters and their working dogs.

NRA-ILA thanks House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) and the many legislators who acted quickly to protect our hunting heritage and safeguard these time-honored traditions from misguided and dangerous policy.

NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this bill as it moves forward on Capitol Hill.