Legislation· Mar 2026Sponsored by Robert J. Wittman (R)
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
Blocks federal agencies from banning lead ammunition and tackle on public lands and water.
Tradeoff
Hunters and anglers can use lead ammunition and tackle on federal land and water. Agencies can only restrict it if wildlife decline there is proven to be caused by lead and the state approves.
What's in it
Costs less than $500,000 over 2026-2030 to implement; revenue impact is indeterminate.
The $500,000 is just the federal administrative cost to review existing prohibitions and implement the new rule — the policy's real impact falls on hunters and anglers (who gain access to lead ammunition) and on wildlife in areas where lead ammunition causes population declines but is not currently prohibited.
The House passed this 215-202 on March 18, 2026. A failed 206-209 the same day. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 16, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 16, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported 23 - 17(Jul 15, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-385, Part I.
House
On
Failed(Roll #92 · Mar 18, 2026)
206 yeanay 209House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #93 · Mar 18, 2026)
215 yeanay 202Senate
Received from the House
on Environment and Public Works(Mar 19, 2026)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Mike D. Rogers (R-AL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- John R. Carter (R-TX)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
Passage votes so far· Mar 18, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027