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H.R. 556: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 556119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Sponsored by Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) · 83 active : 83 Republicans

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMar 18, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

8 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025

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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.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On PassagePassed215 yea, 202 nayMarch 18, 2026 · Roll call 93

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	40	6	15%
Middle	204	2	1%
Entrenched	170	0	0%
Insufficient data

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Agriculture · HouseDischarged from · Referred to
House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Forestry and Horticulture · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Metals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

52Swing 70–100
197Middle 30–70
179Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 16.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 556 · Mar 18, 2026 · Roll call 453On PassageProtecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 615 · Apr 30, 2024 · Roll call 885On PassageProtecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3397 · Apr 30, 2024 · Roll call 883On PassageWEST Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 4219 · Sep 14, 2026 · Roll call 656On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNational Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5103 · Mar 25, 2026 · Roll call 461On PassageMake the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4294 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 448On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedMAWS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 261 · Feb 11, 2026 · Roll call 427On PassageUndersea Cable Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 140 · Jan 21, 2026 · Roll call 398On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.J.Res. 130 · Nov 18, 2025 · Roll call 293On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 105 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 225On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 106 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 224On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

83 active

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Aaron Bean (R-FL-4)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)
Ann Wagner (R-MO-2)
Austin Scott (R-GA-8)
Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3)
Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)
Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)
Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)
Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL)
Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)
Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)
John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)
John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2)
Julia Letlow (R-LA-5)
Ken Calvert

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	415	8	2%

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4House Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 43% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
100Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:YeaBroke with partyProjected: 100 Swing
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Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1House Committee on AgricultureForestry and HorticultureHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 41% of 16 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today95Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:
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Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
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Broke with party on 35% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
94Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:YeaBroke with party
4
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 43% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:YeaBroke with party
5
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 11% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
6
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 49% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:NayBroke with party
7
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1House Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 9% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:Nay
8
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 42% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
90Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:YeaBroke with party
9
Eugene Simon VindmanDemocrat · Virginia 7th · Lean D+2House Committee on AgricultureOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 11% of 16 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:Nay
10
Jim CostaDemocrat · California 21st · Lean D+4House Committee on AgricultureForestry and HorticultureOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 13% of 24 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 18, 2026:Nay