S 4940 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

Introduced Sep 22, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Steve Daines R-MT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 22, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-INMike BraunOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-FLRick ScottOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-NCThom TillisOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-INTodd YoungOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-ARTom CottonOriginalSep 22, 2022
R-ARJohn BoozmanSep 27, 2022
R-MOJosh HawleyNov 15, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 22, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1185Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023Reintroduced BillApr 18, 2023
HR 9088Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022Identical billOct 28, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in Senate

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