Breaking news: Senator Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off up to 3.3 million acres of public lands appears to have been removed from the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill.

Over the past two weeks, hundreds of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts—alongside hunters, anglers, motorized users, and conservationists—spoke up to defend public lands. Late yesterday evening, the land sales were removed on a technicality by the Senate parliamentarian, meaning that this dangerous proposal is out of the budget bill for now.

Lawmakers heard you, and the proposal to sell off millions of acres was already facing strong headwinds and was on the cusp of being scaled back or removed prior to this ruling.

This is a big win—for a few important reasons:
• Those 3.3 million acres will remain public, for now, accessible to the 175 million Americans who recreate each year.
• The outdoor community showed up in force. In just days, more than half a million letters poured into Congress—a volume we’ve never seen before.
• Lawmakers responded. In the past week, multiple Senators publicly opposed the sell-off proposal, sending a clear signal that these ideas aren’t welcome.

Thank you for raising your voice. This community continues to show that when public lands are under threat, we are ready to fight for them.

That said, we’re not out of the woods yet. Senator Mike Lee has already indicated he plans to revise his proposal and push again for public land sell-offs—this time with narrower language that he hopes will pass.

We’ll keep fighting—and we hope you will too.