A Democratic bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Public Lands Integrity Act, aims to amend section 313 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. It specifically targets provisions that result in the sale, disposal, or transfer of Federal lands. Under this proposed change, such provisions would be designated as extraneous under the Byrd Rule. The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2026.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
Designating land transfers as extraneous provides more stability for the long-term management of federal public lands.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill protects federal lands from being easily transferred or sold through the reconciliation process, which helps maintain existing environmental protections.
- Scored +3
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill helps protect federal lands that are often culturally or legally significant to Native American tribes.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
By making land transfers extraneous under the Byrd Rule, the bill makes it harder to use reconciliation to dispose of federal assets that could otherwise generate revenue or offset spending.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Designation of land transfers as extraneous: By adding clause (G) to section 313(b)(1), any provision resulting in the sale, disposal, or transfer of Federal lands would be considered extraneous under the Byrd Rule (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — Designating land transfers as extraneous provides more stability for the long-term management of federal public lands. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill protects federal lands from being easily transferred or sold through the reconciliation process, which helps maintain existing environmental protections.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill helps protect federal lands that are often culturally or legally significant to Native American tribes. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Protecting federal land transfers can preserve local resources and public access in rural areas. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Preserving public lands can support long-term public goods that benefit low-income communities.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — By making land transfers extraneous under the Byrd Rule, the bill makes it harder to use reconciliation to dispose of federal assets that could otherwise generate revenue or offset spending.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill reinforces federal control over land by creating procedural hurdles to prevent the sale or transfer of federal assets.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — Preventing the rapid sale of federal lands may help preserve land availability for future public housing initiatives.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · Nevada
John HickenlooperDemocrat · Colorado
Martin HeinrichDemocrat · New Mexico
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon