Senate bill · S. 537 (119th Congress)
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Steve Daines (U.S. Senator for Montana, Republican)
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Summary
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the FWS, the BLM, or the Forest Service determines that a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from such unit, and the state approves the regulations.
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Where it stands
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Committee
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
35
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- Bill Cassidy
- Bill Hagerty
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Dan Sullivan
- Darline Graham
- Deb Fischer
- James C. Justice
- James E. Risch
- James Lankford
- Jerry Moran
- Jim Banks
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Full history
- Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Feb 12, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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