Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-305.
Referred to one or more standing committees for review, hearings, and possible markup.
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The committee may hold hearings, amend the bill, or let it die without action.
Next: Reported
Full chamber floor — Speaker / Majority Leader controls scheduling
A bill addressing public lands management and natural resources policy.
The problem
Public lands management requires updates to address current conservation, resource use, and environmental concerns.
The proposal
The bill modifies policies governing public lands, forests, and mining activities administered by federal agencies.
The impact
Federal land managers, mining companies, environmental groups, and states gain different rights and responsibilities over public lands.
Responsible resource extraction on public lands can generate revenue for local communities and support job creation in rural areas dependent on mining and timber industries.
Updated policies provide clearer guidelines for land managers, potentially reducing legal challenges and improving consistency in decision-making across federal agencies.
The bill may increase opportunities for state and local governments to participate in public lands decisions affecting their regions.
Updated policies could improve access to minerals and timber resources needed for construction, energy, and manufacturing industries.
Expanded mining and resource extraction could harm ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and watershed quality on public lands. Long-term environmental costs may exceed short-term economic benefits.
Changes to land management policies might limit recreational access to public lands for hiking, camping, and outdoor activities that millions of Americans enjoy.
The bill may weaken existing environmental safeguards and consultation requirements designed to protect endangered species and sensitive ecosystems.
Updates to public lands policy could conflict with Native American treaty rights and sovereignty over lands traditionally used by Indigenous peoples.
Generated by AI from the bill text. Not a prediction and not legal or policy advice. The percentage is the model's own rating of each item — self-reported, and not a measure of how accurate it is.
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Individual contributions, grouped by employer · FEC
Where their individual donors work · 2026 cycle
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Itemized individual contributions via FEC, grouped by the employer each contributor self-reported. Companies and unions cannot contribute to federal candidates from their treasuries, so these totals are money from people who work at an employer — never from the organization itself. They are campaign contributions covering a full election cycle and are not connected to this bill.
Senate LDA lobbying disclosures
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS
via THE FERGUSON GROUP
…for Rural America Act (H.R. 5437) and theBuilding Safer Streets Act (S. 3526); and communicate opposition to the SHIP It Act (H.R. 471).
Q1 2025 total
all issues
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
via THOMAS WALTERS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
…nity Success (BASICS) Act. Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leases S. 3526, the Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC), Lands Act H.R. 4877, the Central Coast Heritage Protectio…
Q1 2026 total
all issues
UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
via BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
…17: Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025; all provisions S. 3526: PUBLIC Lands Act; discussions related to Title III Discussions related to PFAS and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Li…
Q2 2026 total
all issues
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