H.R. 7348

Summary

H.R. 7348, the Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2026 by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 7348 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7348 IH: Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7348  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2026   Mr. Arrington  (for himself and  Mr. Ezell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to provide an opportunity for public notice and comment with respect to land protection plans.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act  .
2.
Notice and comment for land protection plans
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding section 553(a) of title 5, United States Code, when preparing a land protection plan, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall—
(1)
not less than 60 days before the date on which the land protection plan is finalized, publish the proposed land protection plan in the Federal Register; and
(2)
after the publication required by paragraph (1), give interested persons an opportunity to comment on the draft land protection plan through submission of written data, views, or arguments.
(b)
Exception
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a land protection plan for a proposed expansion to a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System if such expansion is comprised of a total acreage less than the greater of the following:
(1)
50 acres.
(2)
15 percent of the total acreage of the unit.

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To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to provide an opportunity for public notice and comment with respect to land protection plans.

Sponsors

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R) sponsors H.R. 7348, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jodey Arrington

Rep. · R–TX-19 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Mike Ezell

Rep. · R–MS-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7348 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Feb 4, 2026 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7348 has taken 2 actions since Feb 4, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7348 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7348 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act — Display Title
• Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to provide an opportunity for public notice and comment with respect to land protection plans. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7348 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Agriculture, Animals, Clean Air and Water (quality), Energy/Nuclear, Government Issues, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Chemicals/Chemical Industry.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7348 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7348’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7348, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARRINGTON:H.R. 7348.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2031]

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