United States · Bill · S
S. 4940 (117th)
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022
Introduced
22 September 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 September 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 September 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 September 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4940
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4940