H.R. 1206House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

WEST Act of 2025

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The WEST Act of 2025 directs the Bureau of Land Management to cancel a specific conservation rule it issued, effectively removing that rule from the law. The bill targets the BLM’s “Conservation and Landscape Health” regulation and would impact how the agency manages public lands covered by that rule.

Key Provisions

The Director of the Bureau of Land Management must withdraw the final rule titled “Conservation and Landscape Health” (published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2023), so that the rule no longer has any legal effect.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

February 11, 2025

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Introduced in House

February 11, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

February 11, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 11, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1206

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2025

Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bentz, and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Western Economic Security Today Act of 2025 or the WEST Act of 2025.

Withdrawal of BLM rule

The final rule based on the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)) shall have no force or effect.