H.R. 2376 (119th)Bill Overview

To nullify the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan.

Public Lands and Natural Resources|Public Lands and Natural Resources
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Mar 26, 2025
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Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to not implement, administer, or enforce the Bureau of Land Management Decision Record titled "Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan" (dated January 2025), and states that the decision record shall have no force or effect.

Why people may split

Liberals fear undermining science-based conservation; conservatives favor restoring access

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drawn substantive policy change that plainly and specifically deprives a single BLM decision record of legal effect by directing the Secretary of the Interior not to implement, administer, or enforce it.

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to not implement, administer, or enforce the Bureau of Land Management Decision Record titled "Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan" (dated January 2025), and states that the decision record shall have no force or effect.

Passage35/100

Very narrow and administratively simple, but potential local controversy, absence of compromise language, and Senate hurdles lower odds.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drawn substantive policy change that plainly and specifically deprives a single BLM decision record of legal effect by directing the Secretary of the Interior not to implement, administer, or enforce it.

Contention70/100

Liberals fear undermining science-based conservation; conservatives favor restoring access

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Local governmentsLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitMaintains existing vehicle and route access that the nullified plan may have restricted.
  • Local governmentsPreserves recreation and off-highway vehicle tourism that supports some local businesses and jobs.
  • Potential benefitAvoids immediate BLM implementation costs associated with executing the decision record.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenEliminates any environmental protections the plan may have established for sensitive habitats.
  • Potential burdenIncreases risk of resource damage from unregulated or expanded motorized use.
  • Potential burdenMay heighten conflicts among recreational user groups due to lack of updated travel rules.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberals fear undermining science-based conservation; conservatives favor restoring access
Progressive25%

Likely to view congressional nullification of an agency land‑management decision with skepticism because it removes an administrative planning outcome.

Position depends on whether the decision record expanded protections or loosened them; the bill text does not specify plan content, so impacts are uncertain.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Approaches the bill pragmatically: wants clear reasons, evidence, and process transparency.

May accept nullification if the BLM decision was procedurally flawed, but will be wary of politicized overrides and implementation uncertainty.

Split reaction
Conservative80%

Likely to favor nullification as a rollback of a federal administrative action perceived to limit access or impose regulatory burdens.

Supports congressional intervention when federal land rules restrict use or ignore local priorities, though uncertainty about plan content tempers full confidence.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Passage likelihood35/100

Very narrow and administratively simple, but potential local controversy, absence of compromise language, and Senate hurdles lower odds.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Level of local stakeholder mobilization for or against repeal
  • Agency cost or operational impacts not detailed in bill text
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Liberals fear undermining science-based conservation; conservatives favor restoring access

Very narrow and administratively simple, but potential local controversy, absence of compromise language, and Senate hurdles lower odds.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly drawn substantive policy change that plainly and specifically deprives a single BLM decision record of legal effect by directing the Secretary of the In…

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