Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/556

Official text excerpt

119 HR 556 IH: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-16 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 556 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. McGuire , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Ms. De La Cruz , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Bean of Florida , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Norman , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Guest , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Bost , Mr. Hudson , Ms. Hageman , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Cline , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Messmer , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Fitzgerald , Ms. Letlow , and Mr. Fleischmann ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 . 2. Protecting access for hunters and anglers on federal land and water (a) In general Except as provided in section 20.21 or 20.108 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment …

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