On June 14, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) released budget reconciliation bill language which mandates the immediate sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS). In total, there are nearly 258 million acres of public lands eligible to be sold under the proposal.

The public lands provision in the Senate’s reconciliation bill was slated to be voted on before July 4, as Senate Republicans aimed to complete the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” before the Independence Day recess.

However, on June 23, 2025, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the provision—mandating the sale of 2–3 million acres of public lands—violated budget rules (the Byrd Rule) and had to be removed or would require 60 votes to stay in the bill.

Bottom line: While the Senate was planning to vote on the entire reconciliation bill (including the public lands language) by July 4, that specific land-sale provision was stripped on June  23, meaning it would no longer be part of the version scheduled for a vote — unless reintroduced in revised form.