Contact: Joe Mullin, Northeastern States Manager Why it Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation has opposed legislatively-driven lead ammunition bans in states across the nation for a variety of reasons. Simply put, state fish and wildlife agencies are in the best possible positions to make the necessary decisions and take reactionary measures to ensure the continued…
April 7, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – Moments ago, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372), a longstanding priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), on a strong bipartisan vote of 15-5. This landmark legislation is led in a bipartisan fashion by Congressional Sportsmen’s…
Contact: Kent Keene, Assistant Manager, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Why it Matters: As reported earlier this year, the concept of a lifetime license available for youth represents an opportunity to begin investing in future generations of sportsmen and women. However, all efforts to remove recruitment barriers must also ensure that the future viability…
Why it matters: Thanks to the leadership of Senators Henrich and Blunt, S. 2372 marks the first time that Recovering America’s Wildlife has been introduced in the Senate with permanent and dedicated funding – a necessary funding structure to deliver on-the-ground species recovery. The EPW Committee vote scheduled for Thursday marks the furthest Recovering America’s Wildlife…
Contact: Joe Mullin, Northeastern States Manager Why it Matters: Sportsmen and women continue to serve as the primary funders of state-level conservation efforts in Rhode Island and across the nation and are thus an important constituency that provides benefits for all recreators. For this reason and several more, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has a…
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States, Assistant Manager Why it Matters: Improving access and opportunity for sportsmen and women is a high priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). Through the combined work of HB 702 and SB 1422, the Idaho Legislature has expanded spending authority of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to…