Extends federal grazing lease and permit eligibility to national grasslands by replacing the reference to National Forests in the sixteen contiguous Western States with all National Forest System land.

Official title: Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 11-SEP-2025

Referred 11-SEP-2025

Approved by committee 04-MAR-2026

Reported 23-JUL-2026

On the calendar 23-JUL-2026

Key points

Cited as the Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025.
Replaces 'lands within National Forests in the sixteen contiguous Western States' with 'National Forest System land' in Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Defines National Forest System land by reference to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.
Leaves unchanged the rest of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, and Section 11 of the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978.

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Committee referrals (2)

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor John Barrasso (R-WY) Cosponsors · 2

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2 Republicans