119 S2787 RS: Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2026-07-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 485119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2787IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 11, 2025Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesJuly 23, 2026Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendmentInsert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025.

2.

Eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and permits

(a)

In general

Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752(a)) is amended by striking lands within National Forests in the sixteen contiguous Western States and inserting National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) land.(b)

Effect

Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) modifies or affects—(1)the applicability to national grasslands of any provision of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) other than section 402 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1752);(2)title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.); or(3)section 11 of the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1907).

July 23, 2026Reported with an amendment