HR 9088 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Metals Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

Introduced: September 30, 2022 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Oct 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Sep 30, 2022

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.

Sep 30, 2022

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

This bill bars the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water that is under the jurisdiction of such departments and made available for hunting or fishing. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the applicable department 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.

What's happening now October 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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