Never sell or transfer public lands.

You can trust that I will NEVER sell or transfer your public lands. Never have, never will.

Pledges not to sell or transfer public lands.

Zinke Says He'll Never Sell Public Lands – Ryan Zinke for U.S. Congress | RyanZinke.com
campaign · official_post · model gpt-5.4-mini

Within the lookback window, Zinke backed a BLM public-lands-rule decision; the item concerns management authority, not land sale or transfer.

Latest relevant official public-lands item found in the lookback window does not show delivery, reversal, or a title-transfer action on the pledge.

unresolved later_term

Western Caucus Members Celebrate: Public Lands Back to the People
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 66%

Zinke’s campaign said voters could trust that he would “NEVER sell or transfer your public lands.”

Establishes the specific campaign commitment while Zinke was running for Montana’s new U.S. House seat.

unresolved unknown

Zinke Says He'll Never Sell Public Lands – Ryan Zinke for U.S. Congress | RyanZinke.com
campaign · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Congress.gov lists Zinke as sponsor; the bill would restrict transfer of certain federal land but remained at introduced status.

Same-term concrete legislative effort aligned with the pledge, but it did not become law in the 118th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.7430 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act 118th Congress (2023-2024)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Congress.gov lists Zinke as sponsor; the bill would prohibit specified transfers, with latest action referral on February 28, 2025.

Zinke reintroduced the protective bill in a later term, but as of the refresh it was still not enacted.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R.718 - Public Lands in Public Hands Act 119th Congress (2025-2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Zinke’s office said a provision selling more than 450,000 acres of public land was stripped after his negotiations.

Concrete later-term action to block a House reconciliation public-land sale provision; this supports partial fulfillment, not comprehensive delivery.

partial later_term A for effort

Zinke Strips Public Lands Sales out of House Budget Reconciliation
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Zinke’s office said a Senate provision selling millions of acres was removed after he joined a letter threatening to vote no.

Shows another concrete effort to block public-land sales in reconciliation; the pledge remained ongoing because no permanent ban had passed.

partial later_term A for effort

Congressman Zinke’s Statement on Public Land Sales Removal from the Senate Reconciliation Bill
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Congress.gov shows H.R.1 became Public Law 119-21; final public-land provisions include leases, timber/material sales, fees, and revenue sharing.

Official final-law summary does not show the stripped mass land-sale provisions becoming law, but it also did not enact Zinke’s broader protective bill.

partial later_term

H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): One Big Beautiful Bill Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Interior canceled a proposal to potentially sell public land once protected in Grand Staircase-Escalante.

Adverse pre-campaign federal-service evidence: DOI under Zinke advanced, then canceled, a possible disposal proposal. No sale completed, but blocked or failed attempts count against the pledge.

never unknown

On second thought, Zinke nixes Interior’s plan to possibly sell public land
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 72%