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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 12, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 12, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2025
- Recorded roll calls
- 0
Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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.
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What this legislation is about
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMetalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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