Introduce and support the Public Lands Access Restoration Act to restore a presumption of access on Forest Service and BLM lands and create clearer review procedures for restricting recreation.

Jeff Crank · Colorado · Republican

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Occurrences

Crank and Mike Kennedy introduced the Public Lands Access Restoration Act, which would restore a presumption of access on Forest Service and BLM lands and add clearer review procedures for restricting recreation.

Crank committed to advancing legislation that would expand and protect public recreation access on federal lands.

Reps. Crank and Kennedy Introduce Bill to Protect Access for Public Land Recreation
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Mr. Crank (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture... Bill Number H.R. 7979... Short Title Public Lands Access Restoration Act... Full Title To restore the presumption of access on lands managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

Crank introduced the Public Lands Access Restoration Act in the House, consistent with the existing claim that he would introduce and support the bill.

H.R. 7979 (IH) - Public Lands Access Restoration Act - BILLS-119hr7979ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

GovInfo lists H.R. 7979 as introduced in the House on March 18, 2026 by Mr. Crank (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture.

Crank did introduce the Public Lands Access Restoration Act in the 119th Congress.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 7979 (IH) - Public Lands Access Restoration Act - BILLS-119hr7979ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The House Committee on Natural Resources repository shows a March 26, 2026 legislative hearing on H.R. 7979, with the bill text, hearing memo, and BLM and USDA statement-for-the-record materials posted for the hearing.

Crank's bill received committee attention and formal stakeholder/agency consideration, which is concrete support activity but not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Legislative hearing on four bills including H.R. 7979 - Committee Repository
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was specifically to introduce and support the Public Lands Access Restoration Act, not necessarily to secure enactment. The evidence shows Crank introduced H.R. 7979 on March 18, 2026 during his current House term, with himself as sponsor, and the bill then received a House committee legislative hearing with related materials and agency statements. That satisfies both introduction and material support in the same federal term.

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