The Senate Western Caucus will continue fighting to get these measures signed into law.
Work to get the Senate Western Caucus bills, including those on historic roads, wildfire response, visitor safety, and the designation of the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, signed into law.
Occurrences
Evidence
On February 12, 2026, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining received testimony on several bills focused on public lands management, grazing policy, wildfire mitigation, mineral development, and conservation across the West.
On March 8, 2024, Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced five amendments to the appropriations bill that prioritize western states and roll back the Biden administration’s environmental policies. These amendments include prohibiting the use of funds for developing or implementing a proposed national recovery plan for gray wolves and ensuring cash will be accepted in National Parks.
On December 18, 2023, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis joined Senator Steve Daines in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to create a pathway for air regulators to account for smoke from prescribed fires under the Clean Air Act. Prescribed fires are a proven method that help protect communities in Wyoming and throughout the west from out-of-control wildfires.
On November 20, 2024, Senators John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, and Representative Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to rename the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper the 'Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.'
On March 8, 2024, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, alongside Western Caucus members, introduced the Protect America’s Lands Act, which seeks to amend the Securities Exchange Act to prohibit a national securities exchange like the New York Stock Exchange from listing Natural Asset Companies. NACs create a financial vehicle for environmental activists to raise capital to acquire public and private lands throughout the west and restrict energy production, grazing, mining, recreation, and additional economic development.
On November 15, 2023, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, Vice Chair Dan Sullivan, and 20 of their colleagues sent a letter to the Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council demanding the council rescind its proposal to limit the type of mining projects eligible for the improved permitting process established under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. The proposed rule would limit domestic mining and undermine America’s national security by allowing China to dominate a wide array of critical minerals.
On February 3, 2023, Senator Cynthia Lummis, as Chair of the Senate Western Caucus, outlined her priorities, including pursuing domestic energy policies that prioritize reliability and innovation, developing solutions to western drought, and prioritizing rural economic development.
On March 10, 2025, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis and Senator Mike Lee published an op-ed calling for the return of common-sense, multiple-use land management practices in western communities, emphasizing the need to restore local control over public lands.
Lummis said the caucus was moving forward with bills addressing "protecting our historic roadways and strengthening wildfire response to enhancing visitor safety in our national parks" and that the Senate Western Caucus would "continue fighting to get these measures signed into law."
The committee agenda included S. 90, Historic Roadways Protection Act; S. 91, Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025; S. 290, Making National Parks Safer Act; and S. 700/H.R. 837 among pending legislation considered at the business meeting.
GovInfo lists the bill as introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with the last action date listed as January 29, 2025.
Latest Action: Senate - 01/14/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.
Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The Senate Daily Press says Senator Lummis received unanimous consent to pass S.790 en bloc.
Congress.gov says S.91 was ordered to be reported favorably by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 4, 2026, and still has introduced status.
The Senate Daily Press records that Senator Lummis obtained unanimous consent to pass S.790 en bloc, together with S.603, on May 20, 2026.
At 12:13 p.m., Senator Lummis received unanimous consent to pass S.790 en bloc.
S.91 is still shown as Introduced; the latest action is referral to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
At 12:13 p.m., Senator Lummis received unanimous consent to pass S.603 and S.790 en bloc; S.790 redesignates the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".
The live Congress.gov bill page says S.603's latest action was referral to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 13, 2025, and that "This bill has the status Introduced."
The live Congress.gov bill page says S.790's latest action was referral to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 27, 2025, and that "This bill has the status Introduced."
Congress.gov lists S.90, the Historic Roadways Protection Act, with latest action on February 4, 2026: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ordered it reported favorably with a substitute amendment. The tracker still shows the bill at step 1, Introduced, not passed by both chambers, sent to the President, or enacted.
Congress.gov lists S.91, the Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025, with latest action on February 4, 2026: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ordered it reported favorably with a substitute amendment. The tracker still shows the bill at step 1, Introduced, not passed by both chambers, sent to the President, or enacted.
Congress.gov lists S.290, the Making National Parks Safer Act, with latest action on February 4, 2026: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ordered it reported favorably without amendment. The tracker still shows the bill at step 1, Introduced, not passed by both chambers, sent to the President, or enacted.
Congress.gov lists S.790, sponsored by Senator Cynthia Lummis, with latest action on February 4, 2026: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ordered it reported favorably without amendment. The tracker does not show the measure as passed by both chambers, sent to the President, or enacted.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.376 as the identical House bill for S.90 and lists its latest action as January 14, 2025: referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.5782 as a related House bill for S.91 and lists its latest action as December 1, 2025: referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Assessments
Lummis has materially advanced the Western Caucus package during her current Senate term: the relevant bills received committee activity, and S.790 to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center passed the Senate by unanimous consent. However, the provided record does not show House passage, presidential signature, or enactment for the historic roads, wildfire response, visitor safety, or interpretive center measures. Because she remains in the same federal term context and the bills are still short of final enactment rather than definitively failed, the promise is not yet delivered but has clear effort.
Official evidence shows Lummis materially worked on this promise: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took up S.90, S.91, S.290, and S.790 on February 4, 2026; her office said Western Caucus bills had moved out of committee on February 6, 2026; and on May 20, 2026, she secured Senate passage of S.790 by unanimous consent. But the record provided does not show the named bills actually being enacted into law, and Lummis remains in the same Senate term through January 3, 2027. Under an outcome-based standard, committee action and Senate passage are meaningful progress but not final delivery, so the claim is not delivered or partial yet; it remains pending.
Lummis clearly worked on the package: the Western Caucus bills were introduced, pushed in committee, and in at least one case the Senate passed the measure. But the evidence does not show the promised outcome - those bills being signed into law - for the historic roads, wildfire response, visitor safety, or National Historic Trails Interpretive Center designation items. Because there was serious legislative effort without final enactment, this is best classified as never delivered rather than delivered or partial.
Lummis made a serious legislative effort on the Senate Western Caucus package, but the available record does not show the promised outcome of getting those bills signed into law. The Historic Roadways Protection Act (S.90) was introduced and referred to committee; the Western Wildfire Support Act (S.91) advanced out of committee; the Making National Parks Safer Act (S.290) was introduced and remained pending; and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center redesignation bill (S.790) advanced furthest, passing the Senate by unanimous consent on May 20, 2026. But the evidence provided does not show House passage and presidential signature for these measures. Because the promise specifically was to work to get these bills signed into law, this counts as a failed delivery despite clear effort in the same Senate term.
Lummis clearly worked on the Western Caucus bills: she introduced the historic roads and visitor-safety measures, helped advance wildfire-response legislation in committee, and the renaming bill appears to have passed the Senate. But the evidence does not show any of these bills being signed into law, so the promised outcome was not delivered. This fits a serious legislative effort that ultimately failed to achieve enactment.
Evidence shows Senator Lummis, as Senate Western Caucus chair, actively advanced the listed measures: she co-introduced and sponsored bills (e.g., Historic Roadways Protection Act S.90, Making National Parks Safer Act S.290 / related naming bill for the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center), led press outreach celebrating Western Caucus bills passing out of committee, participated in hearings and submitted letters/op-eds advocating wildfire and public-lands reforms, and pursued amendments. Official records (Congress.gov, GovInfo) and committee materials document introductions, referrals, committee consideration, and hearings but do not show final passage by both chambers or enactment/signing into law. Thus the promise to get those measures signed into law was not fulfilled in the record provided, though Lummis made substantive legislative efforts.
The evidence shows Lummis, as Senate Western Caucus chair, actively promoted and advanced the relevant package of bills, including historic roadways, wildfire response, visitor safety, and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center measure, through introduction, advocacy, hearings, and committee action during her current Senate term. However, the cited records do not show that the bills were signed into law; the strongest evidence says they passed committee or remained pending. Because the promise specifically required getting the measures signed into law, the available record supports effort but not delivery yet.
Multiple pieces of evidence show Senator Lummis actively introduced, advocated for, and held hearings on various Senate Western Caucus bills regarding wildfires, visitor safety, historic roads, and the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center. However, there is no evidence that any of these bills, including the renaming or other policy priorities, were signed into law as the promise specified. The substantial legislative and advocacy efforts demonstrate significant commitment, but the final goal of enactment into law was not met.