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LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 1348

Sponsored by John Barrasso (R)

Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023

Would have designated new wilderness, a national conservation area, and special management areas in Wyoming.

Tradeoff

Would have locked about 60,000 acres of Wyoming land away from mining, oil and gas leasing, and new roads. Oil and gas leases would still have been allowed under strict no-surface-disturbance rules.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this bill by on December 20, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Apr 27, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Apr 27, 2023)

  3. Senate

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

    Reported(Dec 14, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-185.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 20, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 24, 2024)