I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 775 
To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land ownership in any 
fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Ms. HAGEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that there is no net gain in Federal land 
ownership in any fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Net Gain in Fed-
eral Lands Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. NO NET GAIN IN CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND OWNER-
SHIP. 
(a) NO NET GAIN.— 
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Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of 
that Secretary in a State than it disposed of in that 
State during a fiscal year, the President shall convey 
to that State sufficient Federal land under the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of that Secretary to comply 
with subsection (a) for that fiscal year. 
(2) NO MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—A convey-
ance under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a 
major Federal action for the purposes of section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’— 
(A) means Federal lands, waters, and in-
terests therein, including lands held in trust by 
the Federal Government (except as provided in 
subparagraph (C)); 
(B) includes non-Federal land that is— 
(i) leased by the Federal Government; 
(ii) held as a conservation easement 
by the Federal Government; or 
(iii) requires oversight by, involvement 
in, or other authority is exercised by the 
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Federal Government to an extent that pro-
hibits use of the non-Federal land that is 
not specifically authorized by the Federal 
Government; and 
(C) does not include land, water, and inter-
ests therein— 
(i) held by an Indian Tribe or indi-
vidual Indian subject to a restriction by 
the Federal Government against alienation; 
(ii) acquired pursuant to a foreclosure 
under title 18, United States Code; 
(iii) acquired by any department, 
agency, or independent establishment in its 
capacity as a receiver, conserver, or liqui-
dating agent which is held by that depart-
ment, agency, or independent establish-
ment in such capacity pending disposal; 
(iv) that has reverted to the Federal 
Government pursuant to a reversionary 
clause in a deed or statute; 
(v) subject to seizure, levy, or lien 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
or 
(vi) securing a debt owed to the 
United States. 
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(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
gard to the Federal land under the administra-
tive jurisdiction of that Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
gard to Federal land under the administrative 
jurisdiction of that Secretary. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev-
eral States and the District of Columbia. 
Æ 
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