House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Wittman R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2023
- Committee actionJun 21, 2023
- Passed HouseApr 30, 2024 · 214–201
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 1, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 615.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 615, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023” on August 11, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 21, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 11, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59477
- CBO publication date
- August 11, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 615, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 118-203 ↗; H. Rept. 118-203,Part 2 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 29, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 29, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/203
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/203 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 615, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WITTMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 18, January 27, 2023, Page H491):Article 1, Section 8, The single subject of this legislation is: the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or waterSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2023 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 615, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/615
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
50 cosponsors — 50 Republicans
0 of 50 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John Moolenaar (R-MI) and 20 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.