US EditionZinke, Downing Help Nix Public Lands Sale Provision From Bill
- On June 18, 2025, Congressman Ryan Zinke and others succeeded in removing a measure from a House budget reconciliation bill that would have permitted the sale of roughly half a million acres of government-owned land located in Utah and Nevada.
- The provision, initially proposed by Republicans from Utah and Nevada, was eliminated following ongoing negotiations involving Montana’s Republican representatives and conservation advocates, with the removal finalized in an amendment approved by the House Rules Committee shortly before the full House vote.
- Zinke opposed selling public lands to pay off debt, stressing the importance of protecting and managing public lands for future challenges while working on related bills about wildlife corridors and watershed health.
- The bill passed by a narrow margin early Thursday, 215-214, with opposition from all Democrats and two Republicans; Representative Ryan Zinke expressed his appreciation to House Speaker Mike Johnson for collaborating to address concerns raised by Montanans regarding the public land provision.
- Conservation groups praised removal of the land sale provision but caution that other bill elements may harm public lands, while Montana’s senators are urged to defend energy affordability, reliability, and jobs as the bill moves to the Senate.
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Idaho Capital Sun
Proposed sale of Utah public land pulled from Congress’ budget bill
U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, tries to reason with an unruly crowd during a town hall event at the University of Utah on March 20, 2025. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch)Utah U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy’s proposal to sell off nearly 11,500 acres of public land in southwestern Utah was shot down this week after receiving bipartisan pushback in Congress. The proposal, which identified parcels owned by the Bureau of Land Management to sell to Washin…
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gpkmedia.com‘A huge victory’: Vasquez touts nixing of public lands sell-off in Congressional bill
U.S. Reps. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and Ryan Zinke, a Republican from Montana, on May 7, 2025 announced a new bipartisan public lands caucus. (Photo courtesy U.S. Rep. Vasquez's office)The Republican reconciliation bill that cleared the United States House of Representatives by a narrow margin this week no longer authorizes the sale of thousands acres of public land in Utah and Nevada. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), who co-founded the Bipartisan Pu…
Zinke, Downing help nix public lands sale provision from bill
Western Montana's U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke was key in removing a provision of the 1,100-page domestic policy and tax cut bill Wednesday, narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives early Thursday morning, that would have allowed for the sale…
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Montana has taken a giant step in protecting its forests from wildfires, deforestation, and other environmental hazards. "Every year hundreds of thousands of acres of forest burn to the ground, destroying landscapes, watersheds, and homes. We can't prevent every fire, but we can certainly manage our forests, so they are in better health and more resilient against catastrophic fires," Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) said. On May 14, Zinke and fe…
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