S 4940
117th Congress
Senate
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 22, 2022
Introduced by:
Daines, Steve
Republican
· Montana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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