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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.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate13 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedMar 18, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govProtecting 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
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 53 | 8 | 15% |
| Middle | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 182 | 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
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 13Swing 70–100
- 68Middle 30–70
- 19Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
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.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
83 activeShow all 83 cosponsors
- 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
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.
