Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Oct 1 – Oct 7, 2026

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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9Members · 7 D · 2 R
11Actions · 8 D · 3 R
6States & territories · AZ · CO · NM · VT lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeThu14Fri22Sat31Sun4Mon5Tue62Wed72Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 5
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 6

Where they stand

Support · 3

  • DHickenlooper COUrged agencies to maintain environmental protections in rule revision
  • DGallego AZPassed legislation to designate Chiricahua as national park
  • DKelly AZPassed bill designating Chiricahua as Arizona's fourth national park

Oppose · 4

  • DWelch VTUrged Fish and Wildlife Services to reverse White River hatchery closure decision
  • DVindman VAOpposed rescinding the Roadless Rule to protect Virginia forests
  • DVasquez NMOpposed rule expanding vehicle access to public lands and trails
  • DHeinrich NMUrged MLB to withdraw baseball stadium proposal from national park

What each party did · Democrats 8 · Republicans 3

  • 5Sent letters0
  • 3Filed or pushed bills3

Most active

  1. DHickenlooper CO2
  2. RCiscomani AZ2
  3. DWelch VT1
  4. DVindman VA1
  5. DVasquez NM1
  6. DHeinrich NM1
  7. DGallego AZ1
  8. RCornyn TX1

By state

  • AZ4
  • CO2
  • NM2
  • VT1
  • VA1
  • TX1

Every action

11 actions · 11 releases
  1. Oct 7, 2026
    • Letter

      DHickenlooper CO

      Urged USDA and Forest Service to maintain environmental protections in Travel Management Rule revision.

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    • Letter

      DWelch VT

      Led colleagues urging Fish and Wildlife Services to reconsider closing Vermont fish hatchery.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 6, 2026
  3. Oct 3, 2026
  4. Oct 2, 2026
    • Bill

      RCiscomani AZ

      Announced Senate passage of bill designating Chiricahua National Monument as national park.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DGallego AZ

      Celebrated final passage of bill designating Chiricahua National Monument as Arizona's fourth national park.

      Release ↗

  5. Oct 1, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works