# 119-s-1195: Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

119-s-1195, Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1195
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1195
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Consolidate Pershing County's checkerboard federal lands through targeted sales and exchanges.** The bill would let the Interior Secretary and Pershing County move selected federal parcels into private or county hands, add multiple new wilderness areas, and place a small parcel into tribal trust.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal land sales for Pershing County: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary and Pershing County could jointly pick checkerboard federal parcels for sale or exchange. Offers of jointly selected parcels must be made within 90 days of joint selection. Sales would use competitive bidding, give adjoining owners a first option, and must fetch at least f…
- New wilderness protections in Pershing County: mixed, low. If enacted, about 136,000 acres in Pershing County would become new federal wilderness. Named areas include Cain Mountain, Bluewing, Selenite Peak, Mount Limbo, North Sahwave, Grandfathers, and Fencemaker. Boundaries next to roads would be set 100 feet from the road centerline. Grazing already esta…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5215: Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1195)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5215: Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5215)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1195 (as of 2026-09-10).