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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1115 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958 and H.R. 4638. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958, and H.R. 4638 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-25 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-25 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-25 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-385, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2025-07-15 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17. | House committee actions |
| 2025-07-15 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House committee actions |
| 2025-02-20 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. | House committee actions |
| 2025-01-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |