[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 556 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 335
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 556
[Report No. 119-385, Part I]
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.
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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
November 25, 2025
Additional sponsors: Mr. Gosar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Self, Mr. Carter of
Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Hurd
of Colorado, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Babin, Mr. Moore of North Carolina,
Mr. Womack, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Estes, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Fry, Mr.
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Mann,
Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harrigan, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Wied, Mr.
Downing, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Crank, Mr. Latta, Mr. Crenshaw,
Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Harris
of North Carolina, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Jackson
of Texas, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Nehls
November 25, 2025
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
November 25, 2025
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
16, 2025]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access for Hunters and
Anglers Act''.
SEC. 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 of this Act), and subsection (b), the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest
Service (referred to in this section as the ``applicable Secretary''),
may not--
(1) prohibit the use of lead ammunition or tackle on
Federal land or water that is--
(A) under the jurisdiction of the applicable
Secretary; and
(B) made available for hunting or fishing
activities; or
(2) issue regulations relating to the level of lead in
ammunition or tackle to be used on Federal land or water
described in paragraph (1).
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a prohibition or
regulations described in that subsection that are limited to a specific
unit of Federal land or water, if the applicable Secretary determines
that--
(1) 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 the
specific unit of Federal land or water; and
(2) the prohibition or regulations, as applicable, are--
(A) consistent with the law of the State in which
the specific Federal land or water is located;
(B) consistent with an applicable policy of the
fish and wildlife department of the State in which the
specific Federal land or water is located; or
(C) approved by the applicable fish and wildlife
department of the State in which the specific Federal
land or water is located.
(c) Federal Register Notice.--The applicable Secretary shall
include in a Federal Register notice with respect to any prohibition or
regulations that meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (b) an explanation of how the prohibition or regulations, as
applicable, meet those requirements.
Union Calendar No. 335
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 556
[Report No. 119-385, Part I]
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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.
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November 25, 2025
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
November 25, 2025
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed