H.R.1558 - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.

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  • Official: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. as introduced.

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4/14/2011--Introduced.Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartrid
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4/14/2011--Introduced.Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act:
(1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and
(2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components.

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  • National Shooting Sports Foundation

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04/19/12
Firearms Industry Honors Senator and Representative as 2011 Legislators of the Year

838/H.R. 1558) in order to protect the right of hunters and sportsmen to use the ammunition of their choice. Anti-hunting organizations, as well as extreme environmental groups, continue to push for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban ...

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04/19/12
Firearms Industry Honors Senator & Representative as 2011 Legislators of the Year

838/H.R. 1558) in order to protect the right of hunters and sportsmen to use the ammunition of their choice. Anti-hunting organizations, as well as extreme environmental groups, continue to push for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ...

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04/19/12
Ken Perrotte’s Outdoors Column: House bill would halt tactics used to limit outdoors pursuits

The bill, H.R. 4089, titled the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, consolidated four pieces of legislation. These included H.R. 1558, which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act and is designed to stave off the barrage of environmental ...

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05/16/12
Helen McGinnis bringing to light the damage that the Sportsmen's ...

This bill is a compilation of four other bills--HR 991, HR 1558, HR 2834 and HR 3440. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President, the bill could have significant adverse impacts on wildlife and wildlands: (1) It would ...

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05/15/12
Cougar News » Blog Archive » The Sportsmen's Heritage Act

This bill is a compilation of four other bills–HR 991, HR 1558, HR 2834 and HR 3440. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President, the bill could have significant adverse impacts on wildlife and wildlands: (1) It would ...

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05/14/12
Cougar News » Blog Archive » The Sportsmen's Heritage Act

This bill is a compilation of four other bills–HR 991, HR 1558, HR 2834 and HR 3440. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President, the bill could have significant adverse impacts on wildlife and wildlands: (1) It would ...

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