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US HB775

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Harriet Hageman

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the federal government from acquiring more acres of land, water, or interests in any state during a fiscal year than it disposes of in that same state, applying separately to the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to complete annual inventories of federal land holdings by state and agency, categorized by interest type (fee, easement, mineral rights), and submit reports to Congress by September 30 each year

  • Mandates that within 24 months of determining a net gain occurred, the President must convey sufficient federal land to the affected state to restore compliance, with such conveyances exempt from National Environmental Policy Act review

  • Defines "federal land" broadly to include lands leased by the government, conservation easements, and non-federal land subject to federal restrictions that limit use without federal authorization

  • Excludes from the definition tribal trust lands, foreclosure acquisitions, lands held by agencies acting as receivers, reverted lands, and lands subject to IRS seizure or securing federal debts

Legislative Description

No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2025

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

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.

1/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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