Federal Affairs
SCI is the only pro-hunting organization with an office in Washington, D.C. that has full-time policy experts, in-house legal counsel and on-staff dedicated to protecting hunting everywhere.
SCI monitors, evaluates and lobbies on federal legislation impacting hunting, hunters and wildlife conservation. SCI ensures that hunting interests are at the forefront when important bills come up by building relationships with Congressional leaders as well as staying current on the issues.
Each year in May, SCI hosts Lobby Day where SCI members from all around the country come to Washington, D.C. for personal meetings with Senators, Representatives and their staffs. During these important lobbying opportunities, SCI members share SCI’s positions on key pieces of legislation. These visits also provide SCI members with an opportunity to highlight the organization, its achievements and assets. SCI’s Washington, D.C. hunter advocacy staff provide federal legislators with information about SCI’s concerns and interests throughout the year.
On The Issues
Recent Federal Affairs Articles
Bipartisan Members Of Congress Introduce “˜Recreation Not Red Tape Act’
In an effort to “encourage the federal and state governments to collaborate on ways to enhance and increase access to public lands,” (Congressman Rob Bishop, R-UT) a bipartisan group of Congressional Representatives and Senators introduced legislation to reduce the bureaucratic red tape impeding outdoors sportsmen and women. “Hunters and fishers
Read MoreSCI Attends White House Environmental Leadership Discussion
Safari Club International joined leaders from around the conservation and hunting community at the White House as U.S. President Donald Trump included hunting in his remarks about America’s Environmental Leadership. President Trump “And all across the nation, our policies are ensuring that extreme agendas do not stand in the way
Read MoreDOI Appoints Rob Wallace As Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife And Parks
Safari Club International congratulates Rob Wallace on his unanimous confirmation by the Senate as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior. Rob Wallace Wallace is a Wyoming native with 45 years of experience working with the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Read More2019-2020 Duck Stamps On Sale Now
This year’s Federal Duck Stamp went on sale on June 28, 2019. The theme of this year’s 86th annual Federal Duck Stamp is “Celebrating our Waterfowl Hunting Heritage,” according to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release. The stamp features a wood duck and a decoy created by Scot
Read MoreUSFWS Proposes Expansion Of Refuge Hunting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has posted a proposed rule change in the Federal Register, which will increase hunting and fishing opportunities on dozens of National Wildlife Refuges. The rule proposes to open seven refuges to hunting for the first time and to provide new hunting and/or fishing opportunities
Read MoreU.S. DOI Announces Expanded Hunting Opportunities
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has announced a proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries. The proposal would increase the number of units in the Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System where the public may hunt from 377 to 382,
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