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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4940| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2022
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (24)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 28, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9088
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • September 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • October 28, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9088
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9088: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022
Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMetalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4940| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2022
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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Timeline
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 28, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9088
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • September 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • October 28, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9088
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (24)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-9088: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMetalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection