S. 537 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 36 (0 D, 36 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-12
Latest action (2025-02-12): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
What S. 537 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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