On June 5, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries announced that the recreational red snapper season in the South Atlantic would be four days in 2020. Earlier this year, NOAA Fisheries initially indicated the season may only be three days long, if there was even to be a season, based on the fact…
June 5, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The National Wildlife Federation and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, two of the nation’s leading conservation and outdoor advocates, urged members of the U.S. Senate to show up for hunters and anglers by supporting the Great American Outdoors Act. The bill, which is the most important conservation legislation to receive an…
June 4, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) continues to gain momentum in Congress after a recent announcement by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) member and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) that the Senate will soon take up GAOA, likely next week. Earlier today, a House companion of GAOA was introduced…
Many legislative sessions across the South were disrupted by COVID-19 this year. While a few states completed their sessions before social distancing restrictions were enacted, other states suspended their sessions and have just recently resumed legislative action. States are generally focusing on economic relief and other high-priority legislation, and some states are expected to call…
On May 18, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation submitted comments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in support of removing Brucella abortus (Brucellosis) from their respective select agent lists. Brucellosis is caused by the Brucella abortis bacterium, resulting in the abortion of fetuses in…
Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and nearly 55 other top sporting-conservation organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate in support of the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) and the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (H.R. 925). The Great American Outdoors Act, led by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member…