119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 23, 2025
Public Lands in Public Hands Act
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Latest action (Feb 28, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
Amount not reported
…n Access Executive Orders related to public lands, resource extraction, federal staffing, and outdoor recreation DOI Secretarial Orders related to public lands H.R. 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act S. 1462 - Fix Our Forests Act Roadless Rule Permitting Reform S. 1547 - America the Beautiful Act H.R. 9250 - Great American…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MIKE WILLIAMS CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC (F/K/A MW CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Our Forests Act, FY 2027 Interior and Agriculture Appropriations Bills, HR 845, the Pet and Livestock Act, HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.3889: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, Good Neighbor Authority, Public Lands in Public Hands Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MIKE WILLIAMS CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC (F/K/A MW CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Our Forests Act, FY 2027 Interior and Agriculture Appropriations Bills, HR 845, the Pet and Livestock Act, HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.3889: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, conservation programs included in the Farm Bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…547/H.R. 9250, America the Beautiful Act; H.R. 187, MAPWaters Act; H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; H.R. 717, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act; H.R. 718, Public Lands in Public Hands Act; S. 3792, Water Project Navigators Act, and other legislative proposals on expediting permitting for conservation and restora…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nvironmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…iness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS · lobbying firm or registrant: PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 1547 America the Beautiful Act - in support. H.R. 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 - in support. H.R.718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act - in support. Issues related to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Issues related to national monuments, specifically Bea…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ldlife management. Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718 and Public Lands Integrity Act, H.R.9167/S.4455. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule including USDA co…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIERRA CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SIERRA CLUB
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
HOUSE: H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act (Oppose) H.R. 718: Public Lands in Public Hands Act (Support) H.R. 3930: Roadless Area Conservation Act (Support) H.R. 2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act (Support) H.R. 554…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSERVATION PATHWAYS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 27, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R. 718) America the Beautiful Act (S. 1547, H.R. 9250) Forest Legacy Program Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771, S. 2566) Appalachian Trail Centennial Act (S. 2708…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSERVATION PATHWAYS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 27, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act (S. 282) Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R. 718) Forest Legacy Program Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771, S. 2566) Ackerson Meadow Land Exchange Act (H.R. 8454, S. 2881) America the Beautiful Act (S. 154…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…zard mitigation and resilience including: H.R. 187, MAPWaters Act; H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; H.R. 717, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act; H.R. 718, Public Lands in Public Hands Act; S. 3792, Water Project Navigators Act, and other legislative proposals on expediting permitting for conservation and restora…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TROUT UNLIMITED · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUT UNLIMITED
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ctivity programs). Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and water protections including USDA comment period and the Roadl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$900,000
Spent on own lobbying
…States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthoriza…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$900,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$6,600
Paid to lobbying firm
…c lands Snake River Dams Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness S. 1366 / H.R. 588 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act D1 Lands H.R. 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act S. 1462 - Fix Our Forests Act Roadless Rule Baaj Nwaavjo Itah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS · lobbying firm or registrant: PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S. 1547 America the Beautiful Act - in support. H.R. 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 - in support. H.R.718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act - in support. Issues related to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. H.R.471 - Fix Our Forests Act - opposed. S.1462 - Fix…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSERVATION PATHWAYS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R. 718) America the Beautiful Act (S. 1547, H.R. 9250) Forest Legacy Program Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771, S. 2566) Appalachian Trail Centennial Act (S. 2708…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND · lobbying firm or registrant: CONSERVATION PATHWAYS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act (S. 282) Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R. 718) Forest Legacy Program Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771, S. 2566) Ackerson Meadow Land Exchange Act (H.R. 8454, S. 2881) America the Beautiful Act (S. 154…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SIERRA CLUB · lobbying firm or registrant: SIERRA CLUB
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
HOUSE: H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act (Oppose) H.R. 718: Public Lands in Public Hands Act (Support) H.R. 3930: Roadless Area Conservation Act (Support) H.R. 2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act (Support) H.R. 554…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MIKE WILLIAMS CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC (F/K/A MW CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 11, 2026 · issue area: Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Our Forests Act, FY 2027 Interior and Agriculture Appropriations Bills, HR 845, the Pet and Livestock Act, HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.3889: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, Good Neighbor Authority, Public Lands in Public Hands Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MIKE WILLIAMS CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC (F/K/A MW CAPITOL STRATEGIES LLC)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 11, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Our Forests Act, FY 2027 Interior and Agriculture Appropriations Bills, HR 845, the Pet and Livestock Act, HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.3889: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025, conservation programs included in the Farm Bill.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$640,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$42,000
Spent on own lobbying
…zard mitigation and resilience including: H.R. 187, MAPWaters Act; H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; H.R. 717, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act; H.R. 718, Public Lands in Public Hands Act; S. 3792, Water Project Navigators Act, and other legislative proposals on expediting permitting for conservation and restora…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$8,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…c lands Snake River Dams Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness S. 1366 / H.R. 588 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act D1 Lands H.R. 718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act S. 1462 - Fix Our Forests Act Roadless Rule Baaj Nwaavjo Itah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing