Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act passed the House 426 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
ReportedJul 15, 2025
Passed one chamberMar 18, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 104 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 132 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 368 words
- Subjects
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHunting and fishingLand use and conservationMetalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Latest action
- Mar 19, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 537 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 1115 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiti R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]