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.

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41 bills in Public Lands and Natural Resources


HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This bill establishes requirements for managing forests on federal land, including requirements concerning reducing wildfire threats, expediting the review of certain forest management projects, and implementing forest management projects and other activities.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 6/18/24 · Latest action 11/12/24

This bill bars the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water that is under the jurisdiction of such departments and made available for hunting or fishing.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 1/27/23 · Latest action 5/1/24
HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This bill rescinds Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN, which bars mining operations on specified Forest Service lands in Minnesota.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 5/10/23 · Latest action 5/1/24
HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a proposed rule relating to conservation and landscape health and prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule or any substantially similar rule.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 5/17/23 · Latest action 5/1/24
HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a proposed rule titled Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 10/20/23 · Latest action 3/21/24

This bill provides continuing FY2024 appropriations for federal agencies.

118th Congress

5 roll callsIntroduced 4/26/23 · Latest action 1/19/24
SenatePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This act modifies provisions regarding the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly referred to as the duck stamp, including to allow an individual to be carrying an electronic stamp, rather than a paper stamp, at the time of taking waterfowl.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 3/14/23 · Latest action 12/19/23

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment and published on November 25, 2022.

118th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 2/7/23 · Latest action 9/28/23
HousePublic Lands and Natural Resources

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activity.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 3/10/23 · Latest action 9/14/23

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat and published on June 24, 2022.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 3/30/23 · Latest action 5/15/23