United States · Bill · S
S. 491 (116th)
America's Public Land Act of 2019
Introduced
14 February 2019
Last action
14 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
24 March 2026
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · 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/senate-bill/491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/491
- us · 116-s-491 · source updated 24 March 2026