Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · S537 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-02-12. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Steve Daines (primary)
- John Boozman
- Marsha Blackburn
- John Barrasso
- Jim Banks
- Ted Budd
- Katie Boyd Britt
- Mike Crapo
- Shelley Moore Capito
- John Cornyn
- Bill Cassidy
- Tom Cotton
- Kevin Cramer
- John R. Curtis
- Deb Fischer
- Lindsey Graham
- Darline Graham
- Bill Hagerty
- John Hoeven
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- James C. Justice
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- James Lankford
- Mike Lee
- Jerry Moran
- Roger Marshall
- James E. Risch
- Mike Rounds
- Pete Ricketts
- Dan Sullivan
- Rick Scott
- Tim Sheehy
- John Thune
- Tommy Tuberville
- Thom Tillis
- Roger F. Wicker
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate — 2025-02-12 — XML
What analysts say
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What politicians say
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Lobbying on this bill
Showing 7 of 7 bill mentions.
Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | Q2 2026 | $1,990,000 | |
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | Q2 2026 | $1,990,000 | |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | Q2 2026 | $270,000 | |
| HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND) | HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND | Q2 2026 | $280,000 | |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | Q1 2026 | $100,000 | |
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | Q1 2026 | $2,250,000 | |
| NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION | Q1 2026 | $2,280,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.