H.R. 556

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman

83 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · Nov 25

Where this section came from

  1. Jan 16, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources, Jan 16 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture, Jan 16
  2. Nov 25, 2025 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Natural Resources, Jul 15 Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources, Nov 25 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What changed in the text

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 .

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A markup is a committee meeting where members go through a bill and vote on changes before sending it to the full chamber.

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act.