Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/18/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2023-04-18Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-18 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
Subjects
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Hunting and fishing
- Land use and conservation
- Metals
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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