United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 35 R cosponsors

S 537 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 35 sponsors

    1 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (35 R).

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Summary

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025This 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 512 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (34)

Not signed on (512)

512 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 537 do?
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025This 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.
Who sponsors S 537?
S 537 is sponsored by Daines, Steve (Republican), Moran, Jerry (Republican), Sullivan, Dan (Republican), Cassidy, Bill (Republican), Tillis, Thomas (Republican), Crapo, Mike (Republican), Risch, James E. (Republican), Lummis, Cynthia M. (Republican), Barrasso, John (Republican), Scott, Rick (Republican), Lankford, James (Republican), Tuberville, Tommy (Republican), Lee, Mike (Republican), Boozman, John (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Wicker, Roger F. (Republican), Fischer, Deb (Republican), Sheehy, Tim (Republican), Rounds, Mike (Republican), Britt, Katie Boyd (Republican), Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Cotton, Tom (Republican), Justice, James C. (Republican), Hagerty, Bill (Republican), Hoeven, John (Republican), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Thune, John (Republican), Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican), Budd, Ted (Republican), Banks, Jim (Republican), Ricketts, Pete (Republican), Cornyn, John (Republican), Graham, Lindsey (Republican), and Curtis, John R. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 537?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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