Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
This bill directs the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the BLM final rule titled "Conservation and Landscape Health" (88 Fed. Reg. 19583; April 3, 2023), declaring that rule to have no force or effect.
Liberal emphasizes environmental and climate harms from rule withdrawal.
Targeted deregulatory bills are often straightforward in the originating chamber; passage likely if leadership prioritizes it, though committee and floor opposition can arise.
This bill directs the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the BLM final rule titled "Conservation and Landscape Health" (88 Fed.
Reg. 19583; April 3, 2023), declaring that rule to have no force or effect.
It contains a single operative provision rescinding that specific BLM rule and was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Narrow deregulatory focus aids initial passage prospects but Senate procedural needs, stakeholder pushback, and lack of compromise features reduce overall odds.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberal emphasizes environmental and climate harms from rule withdrawal.
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Liberal emphasizes environmental and climate harms from rule withdrawal.
Likely opposed.
They would view the bill as a rollback of a conservation-oriented BLM rule that could weaken landscape protections.
They will be concerned about biodiversity, climate resilience, and precedent for reversing environmental safeguards.
Mixed/conditional.
They would want clear evidence about the withdrawn rule's impacts on jobs, conservation, and legal costs.
They prefer targeted fixes or a replacement rule after stakeholder review rather than a blunt rescission without follow-up.
Likely supportive.
Seen as limiting federal regulatory overreach and restoring emphasis on multiple-use land management.
Viewed as beneficial for energy, mining, grazing, and local economic activity on public lands.
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Narrow deregulatory focus aids initial passage prospects but Senate procedural needs, stakeholder pushback, and lack of compromise features reduce overall odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes environmental and climate harms from rule withdrawal.
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