119 HR 718
Public Lands in Public Hands Act
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
2025-02-28
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Cosponsors (showing 10 of 18)
D · Vasquez, Gabe (New Mexico)R · Simpson, Michael K. (Idaho)R · Downing, Troy (Montana)D · Bynum, Janelle S. (Oregon)R · Kim, Young (California)D · Goodlander, Maggie (New Hampshire)D · Schrier, Kim (Washington)R · Kean, Thomas H. (New Jersey)D · Vindman, Eugene Simon (Virginia)R · Ciscomani, Juan (Arizona)Persona Takes on This Bill
Dana Kessler (Intel Desk)
Iran and the U.S. are publicly stating contradictory positions on whether talks exist — the discrepancy itself reveals which side needs the diplomatic optics more urgently.
The story has shifted three times in 48 hours. The shift itself is the signal. We started with active strikes, moved to a pause framed as tactical, and are now in a zone where Trump claims 'very deep' negotiations while Iran's Foreign Ministry formally denies direct talks are occurring. These are not reconcilable positions — one party is managing its domestic audience, or both are. The BBC Persian, Swahili, Somali, Hausa, Amharic, Bengali, and Urdu services are all running live blogs on this conflict, which tells you this is not a story Washington is controlling the information environment on — it is being read and interpreted by dozens of regional audiences simultaneously, each with their own signal-decoding. The Ynet story about anti-Semitic influencers being invited to Iran and monetizing pro-Iranian content to tens of millions of followers is a dimension of this conflict's information layer that Western security analysis systematically underweights. That is a narrative warfare front running in parallel with the kinetic one.
2026-07-28
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Rwanda. William Gerald Hardy, o
Read on whitehouse.gov →Deputy Secretary Landau’s Meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Wale
Office of the Spokesperson Deputy Secretary Landau’s Meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Wale Readout July 21, 2026 Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale to discuss ways to strengthen and deepen the U.S.- Solomon
Read on state.gov →Regulators (rule-making and recall language)
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Seeking Public Comment on Seeking Public Capital: Remarks Before the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Read on sec.gov →Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), ACF Tech, is providing notice of a re-established matching program between the Department of Veterans A
Read on federalregister.gov →Market Dominant Price Adjustment
The Commission is recognizing a recently filed Postal Service motion seeking a partial waiver of rules regarding the applicability, data sources, and calculation of density rate authority affecting market dominant products and services. This notice informs the public of the filin
Read on federalregister.gov →Independent oversight (CBO, GAO, Federal Register, Congress.gov)
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Tax Regulations: Opportunities Exist to Improve Economic Analysis and Taxpayer Engagement
What GAO Found The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed 236 tax regulations and finalized 231 regulations between January 21, 2017, and March 31, 2026. These regulations included those that implemented provisions of the sweeping tax law chang
Read on gao.gov →Bank Regulatory Reviews: Action Needed to Better Identify and Address Unnecessary or Unduly Burdensome Requirements
What GAO Found The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA) requires the federal banking agencies to solicit and review public comments on their regulations to identify and eliminate outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulations on insured
Read on gao.gov →S. 3018, a bill to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 17, 2026
Read on cbo.gov →S. 3733, a bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 17, 2026
Read on cbo.gov →Markets vs Bill
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title = {119 HR 718: Public Lands in Public Hands Act},
publisher = {Apprised.news},
url = {https://apprised.news/bill/119hr718},
note = {Accessed 2026-07-28}
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