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S. 530

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 530, the WEST Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 11, 2025 by Sen. John Barrasso (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S862).

Record

Text

S. 530 has 8 co-sponsors.

sb530/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S530 IS: Western Economic Security Today Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-11
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 530  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 11, 2025   Mr. Barrasso  (for himself,  Mr. Curtis ,  Mr. Risch ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Crapo , and  Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To repeal a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Western Economic Security Today Act of 2025   or the   WEST Act of 2025  .
2.
Repeal of Bureau of Land Management 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to repeal a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

Sponsors

Sen. John Barrasso (R) sponsors S. 530, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 530 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Feb 11, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 530 has taken 2 actions since Feb 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S862)Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 530 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 530.

Titles

S. 530 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • WEST Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • WEST Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Western Economic Security Today Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to repeal a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named S. 530 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Animals, Homeland Security, Immigration, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
ROBERT DEWEY114
GERALD MULLINS111
JAMES YOUNG111
JUSTIN PROSSER111
KATIE KINGSLEY111
MARTHA NEWELL111
MICHAEL LEAHY111
RICHARD RUSSELL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$649K3rd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 530 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 530’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s530/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 530 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Department of the Interior to Wildlife conservation and habitat protection.

s530/subjects.txt
Department of the InteriorEnvironmental regulatory proceduresLand use and conservationWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com