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Stories / Public Lands and Natural Resources / Event · Sep 8 – Oct 6, 2026

Roadless Rule Rescission Opposition

Democratic members of Congress are opposing the Trump administration's proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, which protects 44 million forest acres from road construction. At least 11 members have issued letters or requests, with some coordinating multi-state delegations and broader coalitions. One member secured a 15-day extension of the public comment period on the proposed repeal.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026

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11Members · 11 D · 0 R
8Actions · 8 D · 0 R
7States & territories · VA · CA · NM · OR lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 75Wk ofSep 14Wk ofSep 211Wk ofSep 281Wk ofOct 51Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 6
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1

Where they stand

No member argued against another in this window

What each party did · Democrats 8 · Republicans 0

  • 1Requested action0
  • 6Sent letters0
  • 1Visits and events0

Most active

  1. DVindman VA1
  2. DSchiff CA1
  3. DPadilla CA1
  4. DHuffman CA1
  5. DWalkinshaw VA1
  6. DMcClellan VA1
  7. DHeinrich NM1
  8. DSalinas OR1

By state

  • VA3
  • CA3
  • NM1
  • OR1
  • NV1
  • AZ1
  • WA1

Every action

8 actions · 11 releases
  1. Oct 6, 2026
  2. Sep 28, 2026
  3. Sep 24, 2026
  4. Sep 11, 2026
    • Visit

      DHeinrich NM

      Toured hospital food pharmacy, attended solar facility ribbon cutting, urged protection of Roadless Rule.

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    • Request

      DSalinas OR

      Secured 15-day extension of public comment period on Roadless Rule repeal.

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  5. Sep 9, 2026
  6. Sep 8, 2026
    • Letter

      DGallego AZ

      Sent letter with 38 Senate colleagues urging Trump administration not to repeal Roadless Rule.

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    • Letter

      DLarsen WA

      Joined 167 lawmakers urging Trump administration to halt Roadless Rule rescission.

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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