Require congressional approval for Federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres.

Pete Stauber · Minnesota · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Cosponsor legislation to require congressional approval for Federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres.. Promised outcome: Federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres would require congressional approval.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress, 2nd Session; H.R. 10669 introduced in the House on 2026-10-01 with Pete Stauber listed as a cosponsor.

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Action Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Crane, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources Bill Number H.R. 10669 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Legislative Approval for National Designations Act Full Title To require congressional approval for Federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres, and for other purposes.

Stauber was listed as a cosponsor of introduced legislation whose stated purpose is to require congressional approval for federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres.

H.R. 10669 (IH) - Legislative Approval for National Designations Act - BILLS-119hr10669ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Action Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Begich, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Crane, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Stauber joined H.R. 10669, a bill matching the commitment, but the recorded action is introduction and referral to committee, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10669 (IH) - Legislative Approval for National Designations Act - BILLS-119hr10669ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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SEC. 2. Congressional approval required for land withdrawals over 5,000 acres. (a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (b), a covered land withdrawal may only be carried out with the express authorization of Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text would require congressional authorization for covered federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres, directly tracking the claim if enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10669 (Introduced-in-House)
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H.R. 10669. A bill to require congressional approval for Federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record independently confirms the October 1, 2026 introduction and committee referral for H.R. 10669.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 156 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A separate enacted law disapproved one large Minnesota land withdrawal, which is related but does not create the general prospective approval requirement promised.

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PLAW-119publ85.pdf
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This week, President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 140 into law. The resolution was led by House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.). The resolution overturns the Biden administration’s withdrawal of 225,504 acres of land in the Superior National Forest from mineral exploration and development.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The committee attributes the enacted H.J.Res. 140 effort to Stauber and describes it as overturning a 225,504-acre withdrawal, supporting only a partial outcome for the broader commitment.

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President Trump Signs Legislation to Overturn Minnesota Mining Ban | House Committee on Natural Resources
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Assessments

Public state: partial As of 2026-10-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Stauber is documented as a cosponsor of H.R. 10669, a bill matching the commitment to require congressional approval for federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres, but the verified record only shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment of the general prospective requirement. Separately, verified enacted-law evidence shows Congress disapproved one large Minnesota land withdrawal, and verified committee evidence says that resolution was led by Stauber. That is a material, attributable partial outcome related to the broader land-withdrawal commitment, but it does not fulfill the promised general approval requirement.

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