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H.R. 718 119th Congress House

Public Lands in Public Hands Act

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2025 Introduced by: Ryan K. Zinke Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relationsLand transfers
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 718: Public Lands in Public Hands Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-718/
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"H.R. 718: Public Lands in Public Hands Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-718/.
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H.R. 718, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-718/.
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