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.
Assessments
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.