Public Lands and Natural Resources Bills in Congress

72 Public Lands and Natural Resources bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 41 reached a recorded roll call vote and 47 became law.

Recent votes

H.R. 4219 — National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025 · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 371–33 · 9/14/26 · Official source ↗
This bill provides statutory authority for the Invasive Species Strike Team program carried out by the National Wildlife Refuge System within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
H.R. 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 404–13 · 6/3/26 · Official source ↗
This bill extends through FY2036 three National Park Service (NPS) grant programs that preserve U.S. battlefields and requires the NPS to study additional sites for potential preservation.
H.J.Res. 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat… · 4 votes · latest: Joint Resolution Passed Senate 50–49 · 4/16/26 · Official source ↗
This joint resolution opens approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties in Minnesota to mineral and geothermal leasing.
H.R. 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026 · 2 votes · latest: Passed House 218–206 · 3/25/26 · Official source ↗
This bill establishes a commission in the executive branch to advise on certain criminal and immigration matters in the District of Columbia (DC).
H.R. 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025 · 2 votes · latest: Passed House 215–202 · 3/18/26 · Official source ↗
This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water.

41 bills in Public Lands and Natural Resources

House

H.R. 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately one acre of land to Perry County, Arkansas, upon the request of the county.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 5/5/25 · Latest action 12/16/25

House

H.J.Res. 104 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This joint resolution opens certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in eastern Montana to coal leasing.

119th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 7/10/25 · Latest action 12/11/25

House

H.J.Res. 105 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025.

119th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 7/10/25 · Latest action 12/11/25

House

H.J.Res. 106 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area and issued on November 12, 2024.

119th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 7/14/25 · Latest action 12/11/25

House

H.J.Res. 130 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing.

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 10/8/25 · Latest action 12/11/25

House

H.R. 1676 — Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife conservation and restoration programs.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 2/27/25 · Latest action 12/10/25

House

H.R. 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 1/3/25 · Latest action 12/9/25

House

H.R. 249 — To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This bill renames a trail and a park within Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park located in Paterson, New Jersey, in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. Specifically, it renames the Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge as the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 1/9/25 · Latest action 12/9/25

Senate

S.J.Res. 89 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Public Lands and Natural Resources

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 10/8/25 · Latest action 11/20/25

Senate

S. 1596 — Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

Public Lands and Natural Resources

This act renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 5/5/25 · Latest action 7/24/25

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