With a few simple adjustments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, federal fisheries management can be significantly improved for millions of recreational anglers. The Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 2023 and S. 1520), and the components of the act included in the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 200), will provide…
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 4, Alaska House Bill 260, legislation that would allow sportsmen and women to carry electronic conservation licenses into the field, passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate, where it was subsequently referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Sponsored by Alaska Legislative Outdoor…
By Zachary Sheldon, Upper Midwestern States Coordinator On May 3, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Mike Bishop (MI) introduced House Resolution 868. The resolution designates the week of Memorial Day as Great Lakes Week – recognizing the cultural, economic, and environmental importance of the Great Lakes and promoting conservation efforts to preserve the lakes….
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On May 3, Senator Bruce Ennis, Co-Chair of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, introduced SB 198, a bill to expand Sunday hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, with support from several other Caucus members and conservation groups throughout the state. In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that lifted…
On May 8, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2591, the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017, on unanimous consent. This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Vice-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA), along with CSC Co-Chairs Congressmen Jeff Duncan (SC) and Gene Green (TX), and fellow CSC…
By Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director On May 8, the Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their annual barbeque luncheon in the Lieutenant Governor’s apartment of the historic Pentagon Barracks. Louisiana Co-Chairs Senators Francis Thompson and Gerald Long, and Representatives Clay Schexnayder and Gene Reynolds, welcomed more than two dozen legislators as well as members…