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HR 5672 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Firearms and explosives Outdoor recreation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

To protect the use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment on Federal lands and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements and equipment used by hunting and fishing…

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To protect the use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment on Federal lands and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements and equipment used by hunting and fishing communities.

Introduced: July 1, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jul 7, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Jul 7, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jul 1, 2010
Referred to House Agriculture
Jul 1, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 1, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jul 1, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of federal funds appropriated or made available to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture to prohibit, limit, or control, based on material composition, the type of firearm ammunition or fishing tackle used on federal lands managed by such Departments, except: (1) if the best scientific evidence available demonstrates that the material composition of the ammunition or fishing tackle is having or is likely to have a substantially detrimental effect on the health of a local fish or wildlife population; or (2) to the extent that a specific regulation is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

What's happening now November 16, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Altmire, Jason
· Jul 1, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 1, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jul 1, 2010
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 1, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5672: To protect the use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment on Federal lands and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements and equipment used by hunting and fishing communities.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5672/
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"H.R. 5672: To protect the use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment on Federal lands and to prevent unnecessary and unwarranted restrictions on the implements and equipment used by hunting and fishing communities.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5672/.
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H.R. 5672, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5672/.
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