Washington, D.C. – Safari Club International (SCI) members will participate in more than 170 meetings this week with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on behalf of hunters everywhere. SCI’s lobby day on Capitol Hill represents the largest annual gathering of U.S. hunters in Washington, DC. This year’s focus will be working with the U.S. Senate to pass H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012.
“The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 passed the House on April 17th on a bipartisan vote of 274-146. We now need this bill passed in the Senate,” said SCI President Kevin Anderson. “American outdoorsmen and women need long term guarantees that our sporting heritage will be protected. By passing H.R. 4089 the U.S. Senate will be making a very clear statement that they care about the 30+ million American hunters, anglers, and sport shooters.”
“Hunting is ingrained in our national heritage and has remained an economic pillar even in these difficult times. To protect our tradition of conservation, and its economic benefits to communities all over America, we ask the Senate to join the House in passing H.R. 4089 to protect equal access to the backcountry,” concluded SCI’s Chief Communications Officer Larry Rudolph.
Other legislative priorities SCI members will discuss and support this week include:
· H.R. 1581 & S. 1087 – The Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act
Safari Club International Hunters’ Defense Fund supports the important advocacy, conservation and legal work keeping hunters afield and promoting hunting worldwide. Donations to the Hunters’ Defense Fund have a direct impact on our freedom to hunt, wildlife conservation policy and important legislative, regulatory and legal issues. DONATE NOW: www.safariclub.org/hunterdefense
SCI has a U.S. based-membership of approximately 38,000 but through our Affiliate Member program we represent 930,414 sportsmen and women. Worldwide SCI has 51,000 members and 8,613,742 represented through our Affiliate Membership.
Safari Club International – First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page www.safariclub.org or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.
