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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: November 15, 2022 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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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 September 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9088 Identical bill Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 22
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Nov 15, 2022
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 27, 2022
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 22, 2022
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 22, 2022
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 22, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 22, 2022
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 22, 2022
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 22, 2022
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 22, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 22, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 22, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 22, 2022
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 22, 2022
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 22, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 22, 2022
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4940: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4940/
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"S. 4940: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4940/.
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S. 4940, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4940/.
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