HR3397-118

Reported

To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

118th Congress Introduced May 17, 2023

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 9, 2024

Additional sponsors: Ms. Boebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Duarte, …

Feb 9, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

May 17, 2023

Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Hageman, …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires BLM to withdraw its proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule and prohibits finalizing or implementing it or any similar rule.

Who Benefits and How

Ranchers and extractive industries avoid new conservation requirements. Western states maintain current land use patterns. Oil, gas, and mining interests avoid new restrictions.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Conservation groups lose landscape health protections. Public lands may face reduced environmental oversight. Wildlife and ecosystem management constrained.

Key Provisions

  • Requires withdrawal of BLM proposed rule on conservation
  • Prohibits finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the rule
  • Bars any substantially similar rule
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 10, 2026 18:45

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Withdraws and prohibits BLM conservation and landscape health rule

Policy Domains

Public Lands Conservation Grazing

Legislative Strategy

"Block BLM conservation rulemaking"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Public Lands Conservation
Actor Mappings
"director"
→ BLM Director

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