S 537
119th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Metals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.