# 119-hr-775: No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2025

119-hr-775, No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-775
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**No-net-gain federal land ownership in each State.** This bill would require that, in any fiscal year, acres the federal government adds in a State cannot exceed acres it disposes of in that State. - States: Would receive conveyances of federal land to offset any net increase in a State, with the Administration required to convey sufficient land within 24 months. Those conveyances would not be treated as major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act. - Federal land managers: The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture would have to produce an annual inventory by State and by interest type and report changes and totals to the President and Congress by September 30 each year. - Land status and users: Leased lands, conservation easements, and other non-fee interests would count toward the cap. The bill excludes land held by Indian Tribes or individual Indians in trust and several other specifically listed categories.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No-net-gain rule for federal lands: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require no net gain of federal land in each State in a fiscal year. The government could not acquire more acres than it disposed of in that same State and year. The bill would define what counts as "Federal land," including some leased land and conservation easements, and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-775 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/775)

## Related
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-775 (as of 2026-04-21).