Bill S.4940 titled “A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines with John Barrasso, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Braun, Shelley Capito, Bill Cassidy, Tom Cotton, Kevin Cramer, Mike Crapo, Deb Fischer, John Hoeven, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Jim Inhofe, Cynthia Lummis, Roger Marshall, James Risch, Mike Rounds, Rick Scott, Dan Sullivan, John Thune, Thomas Tillis, Roger Wicker, Todd Young as cosponsors.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | Sen. Daines, Steve | Senate |
