LEAD Act of 2024
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Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2024 or the LEAD Act of 2024
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate final regulations prohibiting the discharge of a firearm using ammunition other than nonlead ammunition included on the list established pursuant to this bill on all lands and waters under the jurisdiction and control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Interior shall establish and annually update a list of nonlead ammunition.
The prohibition shall not apply to (1) a government official or agent who is carrying out a statutory duty unrelated to the management of wildlife; (2) a state, local, tribal, or federal law enforcement officer, or the agent of such an officer, who is carrying out a statutory duty; or (3) an active member of the U.S. military who is carrying out official duties.
The regulations promulgated pursuant to this bill shall provide that any person that knowingly violates the prohibition may be assessed a civil penalty by Interior of (1) no more than $500 for the first violation, and (2) no less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3852: LEAD Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3852/
"S. 3852: LEAD Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3852/.
S. 3852, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3852/.
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