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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

Introduced: April 18, 2023 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

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 April 18, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 615 Identical bill Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 30
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 12, 2024
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Sep 11, 2024
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 11, 2024
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 9, 2024
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2024
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 2, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Apr 20, 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 20, 2023
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 18, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 18, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 18, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 18, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 18, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 18, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 18, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 18, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 18, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Apr 18, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Apr 18, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 18, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 18, 2023
Mullin, Markwayne
· Apr 18, 2023
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Apr 18, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 18, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 18, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Apr 18, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Apr 18, 2023
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 18, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 18, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Apr 18, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1185: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1185/
MLA
"S. 1185: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1185/.
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S. 1185, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1185/.
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