WEST Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]
Introduced
Summary
Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's final 'Conservation and Landscape Health' rule. The bill would set its short title as the "Western Economic Security Today Act of 2025" and would withdraw the BLM final rule published at 88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023), removing its statutory and regulatory force and preventing it from taking effect.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Cancel BLM conservation rule for land users
This bill would cancel a specific Bureau of Land Management rule called “Conservation and Landscape Health.” If enacted, that final rule would have no force or effect and could not take effect. Grazing permit holders, recreation businesses, and resource-extraction operators on BLM land would not face the rule’s requirements. It would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
ID • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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