United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1276 (116th)
America’s Public Land Act of 2019
Introduced
14 February 2019
Last action
11 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sponsors
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
9 December 2025
Summary
America's Public Land Act of 2019 This bill reaffirms that it is U.S. policy to retain public land in federal ownership unless its disposal has been authorized by an Act of Congress; to retain management authority over public land, except where a nonfederal individual or entity is authorized to exercise management authority pursuant to an Act of Congress or another applicable law; and that retention of public land and the management authority over it is in the public interest. Neither the Department of the Interior nor of Agriculture shall approve or permit the conveyance of public land or the granting of management authority over such land to nonfederal individuals or entities except as authorized by an Act of Congress.
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Timeline
14 February 2019
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
11 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1276
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1276
- us · 116-hr-1276 · source updated 9 December 2025