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H.R. 556: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Official title

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 83 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 556, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (2026-01-14)

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John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Barry Moore (R-AL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Mike Bost (R-IL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Roger Williams (R-TX), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Keith Self (R-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Brian Babin (R-TX), Tim Moore (R-NC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Ron Estes (R-KS), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), David Kustoff (R-TN), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH) and 23 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr556 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills