# 119-hr-1309: Protect America’s Lands Act

119-hr-1309, Protect America’s Lands Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1309
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect America’s Lands Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Bars national exchanges from trading securities issued by "natural asset companies."** This bill would make it unlawful for a national securities exchange to effect a transaction in a security issued by a natural asset company. It defines a natural asset company as an entity that holds rights to ecological performance and ecosystem-service production for a defined land area and whose primary purpose is to manage, maintain, restore, grow, or sustainably use those natural assets. The definition also reaches companies that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with such an entity.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No exchange trading of natural asset stocks: cost, low. If enacted, U.S. national stock exchanges would be barred from trading securities issued by “natural asset companies.” A natural asset company would hold rights to a land area’s ecological performance and manage it for conservation, restoration, or sustainable use. The ban would also cover affiliat…

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- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1309 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1309)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1309 (as of 2026-10-09).