The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 677 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Harriet M. Hageman (R)

EARA

Lets people appeal Interior Department land decisions get a ruling within six months.

Tradeoff

Speeds up appeals of public-lands decisions by the Interior Board of Land Appeals. If the board misses the deadline, courts review the Interior's decision without deferring to the agency.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on May 13, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 23, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 23, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 9, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-88.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 13, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(May 14, 2025)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Sep 30, 2026)