HR615-118

Reported

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.

118th Congress Introduced May 1, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H044E2B23726C4DC995FE524475EE2DD8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023.
  • Section HE67B7D1D82844904B9F82B1A09231929: 2. Protecting access for hunters and anglers on Federal land and water Except as provided in section 20.21 or 20.108 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
May 1, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment …

Sep 20, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Owens, …

Sep 20, 2023

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

Sep 20, 2023

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the …

Jan 27, 2023

Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mrs. Wagner, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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