HR 615 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 - National Key Vote

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Title: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from banning or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water under such departments' jurisdiction and made available for hunting or fishing.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from banning or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water under such departments' jurisdiction and made available for hunting or fishing (Sec. 2).

  • Authorizes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the applicable department 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 (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the President (Sec. 2).

Title: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

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