On June 21, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, better known as the Farm Bill. This legislation was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Representative Michael Conaway (TX) on April 12. The current Farm Bill was authorized in 2014 and is…
By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On June 20, legislation to constitutionally protect the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife in North Carolina passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support (44-4). Senate Bill 677, sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Senators Danny Earl Britt, Tom McInnis, and Norman Sanderson, would be…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On June 19, the Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their Annual Cigar Reception at Sawyer’s on Second Street in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the largest annual caucus event with upwards of 60 members of the bipartisan and bicameral caucus were in attendance, including Co-Chairs Representatives Eddie Day Pashinski and…
On June 26, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 200) is expected to be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Introduced by former Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair Congressman Don Young (AK), the bill seeks to provide amendments to the Magnuson-Steven’s Act that will, among…
Last week, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved Amendment 31 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery Management Plan. This amendment will remove Atlantic cobia from the current federal management plan and transfer management responsibility to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The amendment is designed to prevent inconsistent regulations in state and federal waters…
By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manger On June 21, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors declined to move forward with an amendment to the county ordinance code that would have increased the minimum firearm discharge distance from an occupied structure from 100 yards to 880 yards (one-half mile) unless permission from the owner or…