HR 556
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Mar 19, 2026
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee
Mar 18, 2026
floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1115. (consideration: CR H2576-2580)
Mar 18, 2026
floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958 and H.R. 4638. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958, and H.R. 4638 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Mar 18, 2026
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 556.
Mar 18, 2026
floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mar 18, 2026
floor
Mrs. Dingell moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H2580)
Natural Resources Committee
Mar 18, 2026
floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Mar 18, 2026
floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 556, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Dingell demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Mar 18, 2026
floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2581-2582)
Mar 18, 2026
floor
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 209 (Roll no. 92).
Natural Resources Committee
Mar 18, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 215 - 202 (Roll no. 93). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2576)
Mar 18, 2026
passed
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 215 - 202 (Roll no. 93). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2576)
Mar 18, 2026
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 16, 2026
committee
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1115 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958 and H.R. 4638. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 556, H.R. 1958, and H.R. 4638 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
Nov 25, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-385, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee
Nov 25, 2025
committee
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Agriculture Committee
Nov 25, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335.
Jul 15, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 15, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Natural Resources Committee
Feb 20, 2025
committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Jan 16, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
introduced
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.
Natural Resources Committee · Agriculture Committee
Roll-call votes
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Roll call #92 — On Motion to Recommit
March 18, 2026 · Failed
206
Yea
209
Nay
17
Missed
D
206–0
(8 missed)
R
0–209
(9 missed)
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Roll call #93 — On Passage
March 18, 2026 · Passed
215
Yea
202
Nay
15
Missed
D
7–201
(6 missed)
R
208–1
(9 missed)
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Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
This 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.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 556 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
+[H.R. 556 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
+
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 556
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-March 19, 2026
-
-Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
-Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
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Attest:
-KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
+Clerk.
+119th CONGRESS
-Clerk.
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 556
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+AN ACT
+
+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.
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Cosponsors (83)
Members who signed on to support this bill.
McGuire R
Weber R
Scott R
De La Cruz R
Wagner R
Bean R
Tenney R
Calvert R
Zinke R
Stauber R
Edwards R
Norman R
McClintock R
Guest R
Thompson R
Moolenaar R
Rogers R
Webster R
Finstad R
Murphy R
Newhouse R
Walberg R
Moore R
Biggs R
Kiggans R
Fulcher R
Bost R
Hudson R
Hageman R
Boebert R
Cline R
Carter R
Tiffany R
Williams R
Bergman R
Balderson R
Messmer R
Fischbach R
Fitzgerald R
Letlow R
Fleischmann R
Gosar R
Owens R
Self R
Carter R
Grothman R
Biggs R
Fallon R
Hurd R
Langworthy R
Babin R
Moore R
Womack R
McDowell R
Estes R
Rutherford R
Fry R
Johnson R
Kustoff R
Rulli R
Donalds R
Mann R
Hinson R
Sessions R
Harrigan R
Stefanik R
Wied R
Downing R
Hamadeh R
Crank R
Latta R
Crenshaw R
Van Duyne R
Pfluger R
Steube R
Miller-Meeks R
Harris R
DesJarlais R
Evans R
Jackson R
Miller R
Roy R
Nehls R