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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Under their leadership, BLM has begun promoting annual geothermal lease sales.
- </c><03:54:25.760><c> has</c> passage of the big ugly bill, BLM has passage of the big ugly bill, BLM
- The first geothermal project on BLM lands was approved in 1978.
- </c> The first geothermal project on BLM The first geothermal project on BLM lands<03:58:10.239><c> was
- </c> leasing and permitting for use by BLM leasing and permitting for use by BLM field<04:00:04.880><
Bills:
HB2860 , HB3922 , HB7250 , SB254 , HB5631 , HB1687 , HB7831 , HB7618 , HB6162 , HB5911 , HB4463 , HB3831 , HB2768 , HR41 , HB5682 , HCR86
Keywords:
Fort Peck Reservation, rural water system, water management, infrastructure, Native American, HB7831, H.R. 7831, License to Drill Act, Mineral Leasing Act, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, oil and gas, drilling permits, permit to drill, APD, application for permit to drill, permit processing fee, federal lands, public lands, energy development
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> 40</c><04:51:59.040><c> private</c> BLM directly contacted over 40 private BLM directly contacted
- ,</c><04:52:01.280><c> to</c> land owners, all according to BLM, to land owners, all according to BLM
- Call the BLM director.
- Call the BLM director.
- </c> precludes the BLM precludes the BLM from<05:36:05.520><c> giving</c><05:36:06.080><c> any</c><05
Keywords:
energy, water development, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, flood control, infrastructure, Bureau of Land Management, North Dakota, resource management plan, congression disapproval, public lands policy, HJR106, H.J.Res. 106, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Central Yukon, Alaska, public lands, land management
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
censure, Stacey Plaskett, Jeffrey Epstein, House of Representatives, Intelligence Committee, ethical conduct, congressional disapproval, Bureau of Land Management, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, environmental regulation, oil leasing, coastal plain, HJR130, H.J.Res. 130, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Buffalo Field Office, resource management plan
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Sep 8th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Some BLM land area also. The lower area, as you get up to the S curves and goes up, that's BLM.
- We have to work with BLM in that way.
- We can only work with BLM. There's no other way.
- Hopefully, you already know a little bit about the BLM.
- Doesn't happen very often from the BLM.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, July 13, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the policies that are issued by BLM the policies that are issued by BLM headquarters.<00:21:29.919
- </c> what 18 million acres of BLM land there. what 18 million acres of BLM land there.
- So, appreciate the the BLM forward.
- I at least the BLM that I'm there.
- We've already heard from the BLM.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 23, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- bonding pool bill that was designed to help operators secure bonding in response to the federal, or the BLM
- ><c> extended</c><00:04:24.560><c> the</c> meantime, BLM has uh extended the meantime, BLM has uh extended
- Chairman. >> Yes, certainly. >> Where is the BLM in the rulemaking process? >> Mr.
- </c> >> Where is the BLM in the rulem process?
- >> Where is the BLM in the rulem process?
Bills:
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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 11, 2026 - PM
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- for this committee a brief research memo that describes the recreational rules for state trust lands, BLM
- Um, so to get started, um, the BLM and Forest Service are required under federal law to manage their
- Now, returning to the BLM and Forest Service, uh those two agencies combined, they manage over 91% of
- So, for example, uh, BLM and Forest Service lands in Wyoming commonly permit camping for up to 14 days
- So, you know, it's a project your BLM.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, May 15, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the regional leadership or Wyoming BLM the regional leadership or Wyoming BLM state<02:03:29.360
- The BLM and the Bureau of up top there.
- And um we do quite a bit of coordinated BLM project work in the Black Hills.
- And um we do quite a bit of coordinated BLM project work in the Black Hills.
- BLM in the Bighorns, in the Laramies, um, actually Shirley Basin.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Jul 11th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is the EPA involved in any way with this or the BLM? Thank you for the question, Mr.
- The BLM is only in this process. No, they are not involved in... This study at all.
- I've received a lot of calls about the concerns regarding what's happening at the EPA and the BLM.
- It's on... a mix of, I want to say, BLM land and I think it might be Southern Ute land up there, yeah
- But the surface estate is regulated by either Forest Service, BLM, or the state.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- There have been four separate environmental assessments done with the Forest Service and the BLM during
- is between Cassia and Oneida County, and that's pretty close to the break between Forest Service and BLM
- And this is the schedule BLM has provided to us, so NEPA will kick off formally at the project in spring
- We've been coordinating with the BLM.
- We've been coordinating with the BLM.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 30th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- She'll oversee BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean.
- understand the significant responsibilities of the role with its management of the four bureaus, the BLM
- And so BLM runs across that all the time.
- In some mountain towns you can sell an acre or two. to from the BLM that they can use for affordable
- It's home to 12.1 million acres of BLM land, a department that you're going to. overseen.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of these parcels are state trust land and BLM land.
- Joe Chavez, to really file notice with the BLM that you're making claims to those parcels.
- And so it doesn't benefit the philosophy of the BLM to have that type of land spread. land spread, but
- And what I'm saying is I'm giving that example because maybe we can do a similar thing with that BLM
- My heart, soul, and spirit are with you on that Sandoval 7 issue and on that BLM issue, so thank you.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant May 30th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had these ebbs and flows in our relationship with the BLM through the years in the 2022 years of
- on the disposition of property of the BLM.
- The other one is a full report by the director to the committee on the Oowinga BLM transfer.
- Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, and a lot of these lands are in the hands of the BLM
- So, governing structure, BLM, and land grants panel.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM.
- Fish and Wildlife and the BLM. We also get grants from the... life in the BLM.
- , if we can't staff up appropriately in Eastern Idaho, we will be paying the Forest Service and the BLM
- Can you tell me the cost difference between you guys fighting it versus the BLM and the Forest Service
- Fire Agreement, which really lays out how we cooperate with the feds during fire season, we said, hey, BLM
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jun 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OCD is for BLM to plug BLM wells.
- We basically will plug BLM wells with BLM funds. That's a separate fund.
- Your priorities BLM wells to be plugged over state wells. Mr.
- The BLM project is significantly smaller.
- Shelton: Is coming from the OCD or coming from the BLM.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- or even just the stunning red-orange glow of Jupiter Lighthouse at sunset, which is managed by the BLM
- were at the Department of Interior, the number of forest acres treated for wildfire resilience by the BLM
- However, from 2021 to 2023, the BLM treated nearly 50% more acres. for wildfire.
- The next is the Biden administration implemented on BLM lands. what they call a BLM public lands rule
- Essentially, it closes off about half of the BLM lands in our state, and we have a lot of them, to oil
Keywords:
nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development
Summary:
The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And in the BLM, EISs or the work done associated with resource management plans.
- Again, there's not, for every BLM unit out there, not for every forest, a recent one.
- Bob, to your point, that doesn't apply everywhere, so we didn't get the BLM, we didn't get State Parks
- we add in existing road maintenance, now some of that's probably covered by existing Forest Service, BLM
- Chuck's estimate, I think, is great: it does not factor, like to your point, the Forest Service or BLM
Summary:
The Arizona Off-Road Vehicle Study Committee met to review Senate Bill 1519 and broader OHV policy issues, including funding, mitigation, enforcement, and education. Staff summarized the bill’s amended provisions: raising the OHV/ATV weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds, directing ADOT to create a new usage classification, creating an Off-Highway Vehicle Law Enforcement Fund, and setting a 50% vehicle license tax for vehicles in the 2,500–3,500 pound range. Members discussed how many vehicles would be affected, with industry testimony estimating about 2,600 new Arizona sales in that weight class in 2025 and growth of roughly 10% annually. Committee members also debated whether changes should be revenue-neutral to ADOT/HIRF or instead generate dedicated enforcement and mitigation funding without reopening HIRF distribution.
The committee then turned to education. Staff reviewed SB 1567, which requires OHV course completion before issuance of an OHV indicia and includes a report due December 1, 2026. Game and Fish said the mandatory education appears to be improving behavior, especially helmet use by children. Several witnesses, including representatives from Riding Arizona and ABATE Arizona, supported a consistent statewide training model and suggested expanding the requirement from owners to operators, with possible reciprocity or compact-style recognition with other states. Members also raised practical questions about proof of completion, online access, and how law enforcement would verify compliance.
For mitigation and enforcement funding, committee members and invited stakeholders discussed the scale of the need. A research presentation from Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation estimated about $3.5 million annually for additional law enforcement and about $7.5 million annually for natural resource mitigation, for a combined target of roughly $11 million per year. The estimate was based on county sheriff input and existing federal land-management data on illegal or user-created roads, with a statewide rough range of 12,000 to 17,000 miles of roads needing some form of closure or decommissioning. Members emphasized that the estimate did not include all possible costs, such as fence repair, tank restoration, or environmental compliance, and discussed soft versus hard closures, prevention, and the need to pair any mitigation spending with enforcement and education. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly received information, asked questions, and continued discussion of possible recommendations.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
May 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We had a nice turnout and a beautiful flyover in partnership with our partners, the BLM, and many, many
- Just want to point that out: BLM staff and officials from Washington, D.C., Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona
- partnership with We had a nice turnout and a beautiful flyover in partnership with our partners, the BLM
- Just want to point that out, BLM staff and officials from Washington, D.C., Virginia, Wyoming, Arizona
- And So we'll have more to report next time, and we're also working on a partnership with Twin Falls BLM
Summary:
The America 250 and Idaho Advisory Council met with a quorum and approved the April 20, 2026 minutes. Staff gave a financial update showing $68,267.67 unobligated in the commemorative fund, $440,710 spent to date, and $205,852.93 in celebration grants dispersed, with about $35,000 left to distribute. The committee also approved a motion to reallocate $10,000 from a project coordinator travel line to cover higher final production costs for the hanging Declaration of Independence display.
Treasurer Ellsworth gave an extensive update on America 250 outreach, highlighting ambassador activity across cities, counties, businesses, schools, and veterans groups; numerous community events; the Revolutionary Spud “take-home” packs and coloring book; the Liberty Bell quarter-drive fundraising effort; the Liberty Bell carriage project; the service challenge nearing $250,000; and the final storybooks and Spuddy Buddies materials moving toward print. Members praised the strong engagement with schoolchildren and local communities, and Ellsworth said the signature collection for the declaration display was complete.
Secretary McGrane reported that planning for the July 4 celebration is intensifying, with logistics, volunteers, the Veteran Entrepreneur Alliance, the parade, the Foundations and Freedom Tour, and Capitol displays all being coordinated. Director Gallamore summarized state agency efforts, including a new America 250 license plate, oral history interviews, the Move 250 campaign, educational tiles, the Great American State Fair, and other events tied to the commemoration. Hannah Laurie Hine outlined federal and national America 250 initiatives, including the congressional caucus, oral history efforts, the Great American State Fair, and the extended student art contest deadline. The Idaho Lottery previewed an America 250 scratch ticket going on sale statewide, and the Senate described plans for a Capitol for the Day event with schools and agencies. The committee set its next meeting for Tuesday, May 26, in the afternoon, and then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a lot of places where there is a very clear line that the BLM is surrounded by neighborhoods…
- We have a lot of places where there is a very clear line that the BLM is surrounded by neighborhoods…
- We have a lot of places where there is a very clear line that the BLM is surrounded by neighborhoods,
- excellent recommendation that could create one and a half million homes on the market if less than 0.3% of BLM
- And BLM lands are not national lands; they have low economic value in regards to what they can do, so
Committee:
Senate Local Government and Taxation