Last week, the Senate took three different procedural votes, all of which received strong bipartisan support, to continue the advancement of the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422). The Senate is expected to continue with procedural votes later today and a final vote is expected to occur tomorrow. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) continues to…
June 9, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Yesterday, the Senate took a monumental step toward passing the historic Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422), which represents the single greatest commitment to increasing public access and advancing conservation in a lifetime, by voting to proceed to final consideration of the bill on an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 80-17….
June 9, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Yesterday, the Senate took a monumental step toward passing the historic Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422), which represents the single greatest commitment to increasing public access and advancing conservation in a lifetime, by voting to proceed to final consideration of the bill on an overwhelming bipartisan vote of…
There is no better time to participate in #ResponsibleRecreation than by kicking-off summer with recreational fishing or boating – especially during National Fishing and Boating Week (NFBW). This year, June 6-14, 2020 is National Fishing & Boating Week. NFBW occurs every year to recognize recreational fishing and boating, and what these activities provide as some of…
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Last week, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Kent Keene submitted a formal comment letter to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in support of their proposed plan for the state’s first resident black bear hunt. Historically present throughout Missouri, black bears were extirpated from the…
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On June 8, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter of support to the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex in support of its proposed Hunting and Fishing Plan. Overall, the proposal would permit various forms of hunting – including that on migratory bird, big…