House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
LOCAL Act
Official title: To provide for improved management of Federal lands and increased efficiencies within public land agencies while strengthening tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, and other multiple uses.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Hurd R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1125.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HURD of Colorado, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 26, February 7, 2025, Page H585):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause). Under this clause, Congress has the power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States. By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governing authority over the lands, territories, or other property of the United States--and with this authority Congress is vested with the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell, lease, dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause). Under this clause, Congress has the power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1125, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1125
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), David Taylor (R-OH), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd.
- H.R. 2316 (119th) Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 2600 (119th) ASCEND Act
- H.R. 5631 (119th) Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- H.R. 3857 (119th) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 7342 (119th) Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- H.R. 5911 (119th) Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.