Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB615
Legislation Overview
Title: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Description: 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.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Last Action Date: February 21, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/615/all-info
Sponsors
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37 sponsors: Robert Wittman (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R); Ann Wagner (R); Jack Bergman (R); Paul Gosar (R); Michael Guest (R); Richard Hudson (R); Glenn Grothman (R); Andy Biggs (R); Daniel Webster (R); Austin Scott (R); Troy Balderson (R); Tim Walberg (R); John Moolenaar (R); Pete Stauber (R); Mike Bost (R); Ralph Norman (R); Earl Carter (R); Chuck Edwards (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Tom McClintock (R); Russ Fulcher (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Dan Crenshaw (R); Brad Finstad (R); Elise Stefanik (R); Ronny Jackson (R); Greg Murphy (R); Burgess Owens (R); Harriet Hageman (R); Barry Moore (R); Monica De La Cruz (R); John Rutherford (R); Glenn Thompson (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Byron Donalds (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (37 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 21, 2023 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries. |
| House | Feb 13, 2023 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry. |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 27, 2023 | 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. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12 2023 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
