Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wittman
In Committee
Summary
Protects the use of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal lands and waters while allowing narrow, local bans when specific on-the-ground data links lead to wildlife declines and a state wildlife agency signs off.
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- Hunters and anglers: Lets people keep using lead ammo and tackle on federal land or water open to hunting or fishing, except in tightly defined local units.
- Federal land managers: Stops the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from broadly banning lead gear or setting lead-level standards, with carve-outs tied to existing rules in 50 CFR 20.21 and 20.108.
- State fish and wildlife agencies and states: Gives states a key role for unit-level restrictions. A local ban must be consistent with state law or policy or be approved by the state agency and must rely on field data from that unit showing lead is the primary cause of a wildlife decline.
- Public transparency: Requires the relevant Secretary to publish an explanation in the Federal Register showing how any unit-specific prohibition meets the law's criteria.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Limits federal bans on lead ammo and tackle
This bill would stop Interior and Agriculture from broadly banning lead ammo or tackle, or setting lead-level standards, on federal lands and waters open to hunting or fishing. Hunters and anglers could keep using lead gear there, unless a ban is limited to one specific site. A site ban would be allowed only if field data from that site show wildlife are declining mainly because of lead, and the action follows state law, matches state wildlife policy, or is approved by the state wildlife agency. The Secretary would have to explain in the Federal Register how these tests are met. Current exceptions in 50 C.F.R. 20.21 and 20.108 would remain, and this would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wittman
VA • R
Cosponsors
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Scott, Austin
GA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
De La Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Bean (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Zinke
MT • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Edwards
NC • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Norman
SC • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
McClintock
CA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Guest
MS • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Rogers (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Finstad
MN • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Murphy
NC • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Newhouse
WA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Walberg
MI • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Moore (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Boebert
CO • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
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Williams (TX)
TX • R
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Bergman
MI • R
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Balderson
OH • R
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Messmer
IN • R
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Fischbach
MN • R
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Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Letlow
LA • R
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Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Gosar
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Owens
UT • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Self
TX • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Carter (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Grothman
WI • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Fallon
TX • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Hurd (CO)
CO • R
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Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Babin
TX • R
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Moore (NC)
NC • R
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Womack
AR • R
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McDowell
NC • R
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Estes
KS • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Fry
SC • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rulli
OH • R
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Donalds
FL • R
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Mann
KS • R
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Hinson
IA • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 3/21/2025
Harrigan
NC • R
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Downing
MT • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Hamadeh (AZ)
AZ • R
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Crank
CO • R
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Latta
OH • R
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Crenshaw
TX • R
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Van Duyne
TX • R
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Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Harris (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 8/29/2025
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Jackson (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Miller (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Roy
TX • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 10/6/2025
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