July 24, 2012 (Washington, DC) – On Monday night, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) provided camaraderie amongst members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and conservation partners during a “Whiskies of the World” and Cigar Reception with Diageo’s Whiskey Master, Ewan Morgan and Gary Pesh of Old Virginia Tobacco. The Capitol Hill event featured the…
WASHINGTON DC (July 23, 2012) – Five of the nation’s state chief executives gathered at a Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) event in Williamsburg recently to highlight policy issues of concern to hunters and anglers around the nation. Members of the hunting and fishing community, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) States Program Team, and representatives from…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. June 29, 2012 – This week has been an exciting week for sportsmen as two important bills advanced in Congress that include language important to our sporting heritage. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has been working with both the leaders and members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. June 27, 2012 – Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, has withdrawn his rider to the 2013 Interior Appropriations Bill. This amendment would have blocked the Payette National Forest from implementing the third and final phase of…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (Washington, DC) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a briefing this morning for members of Congress on some of the most pressing issues in the 112th Congress for the recreational fishing community – the Fishery Science Improvement Act, the Billfish Conservation…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. The bipartisan leadership of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) has once again banded together to advance sportsmen’s interests in the Senate. CSC Chairs Senators Tester and Thune introduced the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 as an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill (S. 3240). Senator Tester said, “When…