S. 2967 119th Congress Senate

Border Lands Conservation Act

Official title: A bill to address the management by certain Federal land management agencies over Federal land along the southern border and northern border, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightFiresForests, forestry, trees

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Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesParks, recreation areas, trailsPest managementRoads and highwaysWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Oct 22, 2025

Star Print ordered on the bill.

Oct 2, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Oct 2, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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What's happening now October 22, 2025

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
for BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · Montana · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
for BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · Montana · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
for BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · Montana · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
3 filings
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
3 filings
U.S. Forest Service
3 filings

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Cosponsors 8

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Oct 21, 2025

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Oct 15, 2025

Cotton, Tom

Arkansas · Oct 9, 2025

Barrasso, John

Wyoming · Oct 2, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Oct 2, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Oct 2, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Oct 2, 2025

Scott, Rick

Florida · Oct 2, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2967: Border Lands Conservation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2967/

MLA

"S. 2967: Border Lands Conservation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2967/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 2967, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2967/.

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[S. 2967: Border Lands Conservation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2967/)