Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
This bill prohibits federal agencies from banning lead ammunition or tackle for hunting and fishing on federal lands and waters managed by the Interior Department or Agriculture Department. It directly affects hunters and anglers using these public areas by preventing federal restrictions on lead products, except in limited cases. The exception allows restrictions only on specific federal sites where state wildlife data shows lead use is harming wildlife, and only if approved by the state's fish and wildlife agency. The bill requires federal agencies to explain in public notices how any exception meets these state approval and wildlife harm criteria.
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Introduced Apr 18, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
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Apr 18, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Apr 18, 2023
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1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
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Steve Daines
RRepublican
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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Joe Manchin, III
IIndependent
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