Republicans Want to Sell Federal Land for Affordable Housing

Republicans want to sell federal land for affordable housing

Senate Republicans want to sell millions of acres of federal land in order to build affordable housing in the Western United States. According to their data, there is a nationwide shortage of 4.5 million homes and 7.1 million affordable homes. A newly added provision to President Trump’s so-called “big beautiful" tax and budget package would require the government to sell a minimum of 2,190,000 acres and a maximum of 3,285,000 acres currently ow…

Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land

The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows.

Senate Mandates 3-Million Acre Public Lands Sale In Budget, Here's How to Fight It

After public outcry removed the inclusion of a public lands sell-off in the House version of the 'Big Beautiful Budget Bill', Senate Republicans want to pay for billionaire tax breaks by selling off your public land.

Senate GOP Wants to Sell 3 Million Acres of Public Land: 'Gravest Threat'

Two weeks ago, House Republicans removed a controversial budget provision to sell half a million acres of public lands. The outdoor recreation industry, including national organizations and heavyweight brands like Patagonia and The North Face, helped raise a chorus of protest against the unprecedented move to sell off federal land used by hikers, mountain bikers, climbers, and paddlers. For many longtime advocates of the outdoors, the idea that …

Conservation Organizations Raise the Alarm About Sale of Public Lands

Last night, Senate Republicans on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee released a proposal to sell between 2 million and 3 million acres of public land in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. From the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: While the House version put forward land sales to approximately 500,000 acres in Utah and Nevada, the Senate proposal would accel…