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CSF Vice President Gary Kania Retires After a 40-year, Highly Impactful Career
Gary Kania, who after a celebrated and highly impactful career that spanned 40 years, retired on Thursday June 30. In May 2006, Gary joined the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation as Vice President of Policy, later becoming Vice President. Throughout his career he focused on the… Read More
House Passes Bill to Ban Certain Semi-Automatic Rifles and Hunting Shotguns, CSF Strongly Opposes
On Friday, July 30, the House of Representatives voted on a near party line vote to pass H.R. 1808, a bill known as the Assault Weapons Ban… Read More
Great Red Snapper Count Holds Key to Reevaluating Federal Management
Management of the recreational red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico has been considered highly successful under Amendment 50 to the… Read More
How Policies That Threaten Public Land Ownership Harm Both Conservation Efforts and Opportunities for Sportsmen and Women Across the Midwest
Contact: Kent Keene, Assistant Manager, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy, Robert Matthews, Senior Coordinator, Upper Midwestern… Read More
CSF Supports Necessary Fee Increases for Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Contact: Joe Mullin, Northeastern States Manager On Monday, July 25, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) hosted a public… Read More
Public Comment Period Open for Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Proposed Regulation Changes
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Director The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is accepting public… Read More
Oregon’s Standard Capacity Magazine Ban Initiative Will Appear on November Ballot
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Manager, Pacific States & Firearm Policy Oregon’s Initiative Petition 17, which would ban standard capacity… Read More
BREEZE Act, CSF Supported Bill, Introduced in House
Last week, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) and Rep. Troy Carter (LA) introduced the Budgeting for… Read More
CSF Leads Effort to Support Nation’s Wildlife Managers by Opposing Undermining Legislation Under Consideration in House Committee
Last week, the House Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R 4951, a bill opposed by the… Read More
House Passes Bill to Fund DOI and Other Federal Agencies, Mixed Bag for Sportsmen and Women
Last week, the House passed H.R. 8294, a comprehensive bill to fund the Department of the Interior and related federal agencies for Fiscal… Read More
Two CSF Conservation Priorities Pass Senate Committee with Strong Bipartisan Support
On Thursday, July 21, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to pass S. 2561, a bill led by Congressional Sportsmen’s… Read More
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