S 537 · in committee · major
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- The bill prevents federal agencies from banning or restricting lead ammunition and tackle on federal lands and waters.
- Hunters and anglers who use federal lands are affected, along with wildlife management agencies.
- The ban applies immediately except where agencies prove lead causes population decline with state approval.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would wildlife agencies determine whether lead ammunition causes population decline in specific regions, and what scientific evidence would satisfy that burden of proof?
- 02
Which hunting and fishing communities rely most heavily on federal lands, and how might ammunition costs or availability change if they must switch to non-lead alternatives?
- 03
What are the tradeoffs between preserving hunting access on federal lands and reducing lead exposure in wildlife populations and ecosystems?
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Sponsor · R-MT
Steve Daines
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
33/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-12
Joining the bill
Deb Fischer
R-NE · original
John Barrasso
R-WY · original
John Boozman
R-AR · original
Ted Budd
R-NC · original
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · original
Mike Crapo
R-ID · original
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
Tom Cotton
R-AR · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
Bill Hagerty
R-TN · original
+ 21 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-12 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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