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S. 1185 (118th)

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

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Introduced

18 April 2023

Last action

18 April 2023 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 18 April 2023

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 April 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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