Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Natural Resources Committee Bills & Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HJR60

Introduced
2/21/25  
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Park Service titled Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles and published on January 13, 2025. The rule modified regulations concerning the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which is located in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah. For example, the rule limited the use of off-road vehicles, such as off-highway vehicles and all-terrain vehicles, in certain areas.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB210

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Stamp Out Invasive Species Act This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp. Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred in equal proportion to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for combating invasive species. (Invasive species are nonnative species whose introduction poses a serious threat to natural ecosystems and causes detrimental economic damage to local communities.) The stamp must be made available to the public for two years.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB215

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Refer
2/21/23  
Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act or the WATER for California Act This bill addresses the operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project in California owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the California State Water Project (SWP), which is operated jointly with the CVP. Specifically, the bill requires that Reclamation operate the CVP and SWP pursuant to a specified alternative to a proposed action in a final environmental impact statement and 2019 agency published Biological Opinions (BiOps). The bill also requires Reclamation and the Department of Commerce to submit a justification to Congress that meets certain requirements prior to requesting or completing a reinitiation of consultation that will result in new BiOps. This bill also requires Reclamation to allocate water to existing agricultural water service contractors within the CVP's Sacramento River Watershed based on the water year type (e.g., dry, wet). These allocations must not affect the United States' ability or obligations to deliver water under other designated contracts. Further, the bill repeals certain eligibility requirements for water infrastructure construction funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project in California eligible for funding. The bill also requires that Reclamation funds made available but not used for this project in previous appropriations years be made available to the project. Finally, the bill reauthorizes Reclamation's support for the construction or expansion of water storage projects.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB94

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act This bill limits the protection of endangered or threatened species to species that are native to the United States. In addition, the bill prohibits certain funding for endangered or threatened species from being used to acquire lands, waters, or other interests in foreign countries.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB178

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2023This bill sets forth provisions regarding development of geothermal, solar, or wind energy on public lands. The Department of the Interior shall establish priority areas on its land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects, consistent with the principles of multiple use and the renewable energy permitting goal. Among applications for a given renewable energy source, proposed projects located in priority areas for that renewable energy source shall be given the highest priority for incentivizing deployment, and be offered the opportunity to participate in any regional mitigation plan developed for the relevant priority areas. The bill provides for the disposition of revenues from the development of wind or solar energy. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to make funds available to federal, state, and tribal agencies for distribution in regions in which renewable energy projects are located on federal land for (1) restoring and protecting natural water bodies and fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, and (2) preserving and improving recreational access to federal land and water in an affected region.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB184

Introduced
1/9/23  
This bill requires the President to notify Congress and the public before issuing executive orders relating to the natural resources of the United States and the environment.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB188

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Refer
2/21/23  
Refer
6/1/23  
Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), when conducting a forest management activity on National Forest System land, to coordinate with impacted parties to increase efficiency and maximize the compatibility of management practices across such land. USDA shall conduct such an activity on National Forest System land in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits, including reducing forest fuels and maintaining biological diversity. However, a forest management activity shall not be conducted if the costs associated with attaining such benefits are excessive. Additionally, the USDA shall (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by the applicable forest plan, and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions. The bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities for reducing forest fuels from certain environmental impact requirements. USDA or the Department of the Interior, as appropriate, in conjunction with land adjustment programs, may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with a qualified entity to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and similar management activities on federal lands and nonfederal lands within such programs.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB150

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.
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Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB172

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Refer
2/13/23  
Acre In, Acre Out Act This bill prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. The department concerned must offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. The bill exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands. Land sold pursuant to this bill shall be offered for sale at fair market value (based on local comparable sales), with monthly price reductions if the land is not sold in six months. All net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this bill shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB2302

Introduced
3/24/25  
Refer
3/24/25  
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1451

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB2876

Introduced
4/10/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
To confirm the use of certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah, for public purposes, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1276

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB655

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
The Dalles Watershed Development Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB2977

Introduced
4/21/25  
To establish the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative to carry out projects for the protection and restoration of the Mississippi River Corridor, and for other purposes.