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Senate Confirms Martha Williams to Serve as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director on Impressive Vote

February 24, 2022

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Ms. Martha Williams to serve as the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under a voice vote, a sign of the wide-spread and impressive bipartisan support for Ms. Williams. She now awaits to be officially sworn in. Since soon-to-be Director Williams was first nominated by President Biden, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has enthusiastically expressed support for her to serve as the Service Director and CSF is…

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Important Sportfishing Bills

June 17, 2021

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The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held an executive session that included consideration and passage of several bills supported by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). This included committee passage of S. 1995, the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021, authored by Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). “We’re pleased to see the Senate Commerce Committee’s strong support for reauthorizing the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund,” said Mike…

Sport Fish Restoration Program Reauthorization on the Move in Congress

July 3, 2020

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Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have recently acted on legislation to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (SFRBTF). The SFRBTF, which is funded in part by the federal excise tax on fishing equipment paid by the sportfishing industry, funds state-based programs for sportfish conservation and habitat restoration, infrastructure for boating access and education for anglers and boaters. Yesterday, the Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2020 was introduced in the U.S.…

Tell Congress to Pass the Next Coronavirus Aid Bill Immediately

April 21, 2020

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In the last month alone, 22 million Americans have applied for unemployment, and many small businesses have yet to receive an answer to their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application, as funding for the PPP is exhausted. The American public needs Congress to act immediately to replenish these funds so the many small businesses left in limbo can receive the much-needed capital to keep their doors open and their employees on the payroll. Even the slightest delay can create uncertainty, which…

Senate Confirms Martha Williams to Serve as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director on Impressive Vote

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Important Sportfishing Bills

Sport Fish Restoration Program Reauthorization on the Move in Congress

Tell Congress to Pass the Next Coronavirus Aid Bill Immediately

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