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Policy Letters Archive

AFS Supports Conservation Funding Bills and a Science-based Endangered Species Act

July 23, 2024 Chairman Cliff BentzU.S. House of RepresentativesCommittee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries1324 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Jared HuffmanU.S. House of RepresentativesCommittee on Natural ResourcesSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries1324 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Re: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7544, H.R. 8308 & H.R. 8811 Dear Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman: The American Fisheries Society (AFS) respectfully submits the following information in response to the July 9, 2024

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July 24, 2024

AFS Calls for Funding of Interior and Forest Service Programs

May 10, 2024 Representative Michael Simpson Chair Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Representative Chellie PingreeRanking MemberSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chair Simpson and Ranking Pingree: Thank you for the opportunity to provide recommendations on federal appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025. Founded in 1870, The American Fisheries Society is the oldest and largest professional society of fisheries biologists, managers, and

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May 16, 2024

AFS Requests Changes to Culvert Removal Grant Program

April 5, 2024 The Honorable Pete ButtigiegSecretaryU.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Ave.Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Buttigieg: On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, the undersigned hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations, scientific societies, and businesses contributing to the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation economy write to express our continued commitment to working closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on implementation of the landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)/Bipartisan Infrastructure

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April 16, 2024

AFS Calls for Improvements to Infrastructure Implementation

April 15, 2024 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: The undersigned organizations, representing hundreds of thousands of hunters, anglers, wildlife professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts, write today regarding the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known also as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or “BIL” and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Together, these laws infused billions of dollars into programs and projects that balance infrastructure investments with landscape and

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April 16, 2024

AFS Urges Passage of Bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act

March 13, 2024 The Honorable Cliff BentzChairHouse Natural Resources CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and FisheriesUnited States House of Representatives409 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jared HuffmanRanking MemberHouse Natural Resources CommitteeSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and FisheriesUnited States House of Representatives2445 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman, The undersigned hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations, and professional societies write to share our support for the bipartisan Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R.6841) and

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March 27, 2024

AFS Urges Removal of Lower Snake River Dams to House Committee

December 23, 2023 Chairman Cliff BentzSubcommittee on Water, Oceans and WildlifeCommittee on Natural ResourcesU.S. House of Representatives Ranking Member Jared HuffmanSubcommittee on Water, Oceans and WildlifeCommittee on Natural ResourcesU.S. House of Representatives Re: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production Dear Chairman Bentz and Ranking Member Huffman: On behalf of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), we submit this information for the record in follow-up to the December 12 hearing of the Water, Wildlife and

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January 8, 2024

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