LEAD Act of 2025

This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue final rules within 1 year that ban firing guns with anything other than certified nonlead ammunition on all lands and waters the Service controls. The Service would create and update each year a list of approved nonlead ammunition, in consultation with State and Tribal governments. Government officials doing duties unrelated to wildlife management, law enforcement officers, and active military members on duty would be exempt. A person who knowingly breaks the rule could face a civil penalty of up to $500 for a first violation and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for later violations.

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Sponsors

• Ted Lieu Democrat sponsor
• 12 cosponsors