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S 537 119th 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 2025

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 12, 2025
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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025

This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the FWS, the BLM, or the Forest Service 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 February 12, 2025

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 556 Identical bill Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
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 Lobbying activity 19

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 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Republican 34
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · May 21, 2026
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 29, 2025
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 10, 2025
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Apr 9, 2025
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 13, 2025
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 12, 2025
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2025
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 12, 2025
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Feb 12, 2025
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2025
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 12, 2025
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 12, 2025
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 12, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 12, 2025
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 12, 2025
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 12, 2025
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2025
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 12, 2025
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 12, 2025
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Justice, James C.
West Virginia · Feb 12, 2025
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 12, 2025
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 12, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 12, 2025
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 12, 2025
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 12, 2025
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 12, 2025
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 12, 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 12, 2025
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Sheehy, Tim
Montana · Feb 12, 2025
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Feb 12, 2025
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 12, 2025
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2025
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Feb 12, 2025
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 537: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-537/
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"S. 537: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-537/.
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S. 537, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-537/.
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