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119 · S 1195 Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Procedural read

Senate-origin Nevada lands bill with a Dec 2, 2025 ENR Public Lands Subcommittee hearing; GOP-run ENR (Chair Mike Lee) and BLM testimony back the land sales/exchanges but oppose new wilderness. A broad House companion exists (Amodei). Best path is as a rider in an early-2026 minibus/CR or a small lands package; NDAA timing is tight. Composite viability: 3/5. [1]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — Senate ENR PLFM Subcommittee hearing page (Dec 2, 2…[2]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee ho…[3]U.S. Senate ENR Committee / BLM — BLM testimony PDF – SENR PLFM Legislative Hea…[4]Library of Congress — H.R. 2317 (119th): Northern Nevada Economic Development a…[5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…

3/5

Composite viability

60votes

Senate vote threshold

2(NDAA wrap-up; Jan 30 CR/minibus)

Likely vehicles in play (Dec–Feb)

2026Q1

Next credible action window

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Published: 04 Dec 2025
Updated: 04 Dec 2025
Tags: procedural-viability · public-lands · Senate-ENR

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Procedural snapshot

Chamber of origin: Senate; sponsor Sen. Jacky Rosen (D‑NV). Read twice and referred to ENR; subcommittee legislative hearing held Dec 2, 2025. [6]Library of Congress — S.1195 – All Info (shows Dec 2, 2025 committee meeting en…[1]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — Senate ENR PLFM Subcommittee hearing page (Dec 2, 2…
Committee landscape: ENR is GOP‑run (Chair Mike Lee); Public Lands Subcommittee chaired by Sen. John Barrasso with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto as RM. [2]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee ho…[7]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — ENR Subcommittee assignments (119th Congress) – PLF…
Administration posture: BLM testimony supports the checkerboard land sale/exchange framework and WSA releases, but opposes the bill’s wilderness designations. That signals required trims or swaps to clear markup. [3]U.S. Senate ENR Committee / BLM — BLM testimony PDF – SENR PLFM Legislative Hea…
House cross‑chamber: Rep. Mark Amodei’s Northern Nevada lands package (H.R. 2317) includes Pershing elements and sits in Natural Resources/Agriculture — a viable House vehicle once a Senate deal materializes. [4]Library of Congress — H.R. 2317 (119th): Northern Nevada Economic Development a…[8]U.S. House of Representatives — Rep. Mark Amodei press release reintroducing No…
Institutional context: Republicans control both chambers in the 119th Congress, raising the Senate’s bar for new wilderness absent cross‑party concessions. [9]Wikipedia — 119th United States Congress – party control overview

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Viability rubric scoring

Composite score: 3/5 — plausible as a rider to a modest lands package or early‑2026 appropriations vehicle; weak as a stand‑alone. [1]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — Senate ENR PLFM Subcommittee hearing page (Dec 2, 2…[5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…

Factor	Assessment	Notes
Chamber of Origin	Advantage (↑)	Senate origin with hearing completed positions it ahead of many peer bills. [1]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — Senate ENR PLFM Subcommittee hearing page (Dec 2, 2…
Vehicle Type	Mixed	Stand‑alone is weak; best bet is a small Nevada/West lands package or hitching to an early‑2026 CR/minibus. [5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…
Senate Threshold	Headwinds (↓)	Not reconcilable; will require 60 or unanimous consent. Wilderness pieces make UC harder in a GOP‑run Senate. [2]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee ho…
Committee Path	Cautiously viable	ENR Chair (Lee) and PLFM Chair (Barrasso); BLM opposes new wilderness but supports sales/exchanges — expect chair’s mark to pare wilderness or add offsets. [7]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — ENR Subcommittee assignments (119th Congress) – PLF…[3]U.S. Senate ENR Committee / BLM — BLM testimony PDF – SENR PLFM Legislative Hea…
Must‑Pass Potential	Moderate	Late NDAA is a long shot this session; next clean vehicle is the Jan. 30 CR/minibus window. [10]Library of Congress — S.2296 – FY2026 NDAA status (Passed Senate; at House desk)[5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…
Budget Scorekeeping	Neutral‑to‑slight plus	No CBO yet; typical county‑specific conveyance/wilderness bills are low‑cost with some offsetting receipts from sales. (CBO: none posted.) [11]Library of Congress — S.1195 – Congress.gov overview (CBO cost estimates: none…
Calendar Math	Tight but workable	Hearing done in Dec; realistic action is Q1 2026 (post‑recess) if leadership assembles a small lands bundle. [1]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — Senate ENR PLFM Subcommittee hearing page (Dec 2, 2…

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Most realistic path to enactment

Negotiate a trimmed wilderness title: keep WSA releases and checkerboard consolidation; scale or relocate wilderness acreage to address BLM/majority concerns and secure Barrasso/Lee buy‑in for full‑committee markup. [3]U.S. Senate ENR Committee / BLM — BLM testimony PDF – SENR PLFM Legislative Hea…[7]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — ENR Subcommittee assignments (119th Congress) – PLF…
Pair with other low‑controversy Western items (wildfire/PILT technicals, small conveyances) to form a micro‑package ENR can clear on voice or hotline; target the January CR/minibus as the vehicle. [5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…
Coordinate bicameral text with Amodei’s H.R. 2317 to guarantee a House floor path (suspension or rule) once a Senate deal is signaled. [4]Library of Congress — H.R. 2317 (119th): Northern Nevada Economic Development a…
Time the push after NDAA resolves and before the next funding deadline; avoid competing with larger partisan riders. [10]Library of Congress — S.2296 – FY2026 NDAA status (Passed Senate; at House desk)[5]Library of Congress — Appropriations Status Table FY2026 – Continuing resolutio…

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House outlook and leverage

Majority control and friendly jurisdiction (Westerman; Tiffany on Federal Lands) favor movement once the Senate defines the contours. Pershing elements live inside H.R. 2317, giving the Speaker a ready vehicle. [12]Web search · turn 2 #18[13]Web search · turn 2 #19[4]Library of Congress — H.R. 2317 (119th): Northern Nevada Economic Development a…
Nevada delegation dynamics: Rosen/Cortez Masto on Senate side; Amodei in House. A synchronized NV ask increases leadership tolerance to tuck this into a larger package. [7]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — ENR Subcommittee assignments (119th Congress) – PLF…[8]U.S. House of Representatives — Rep. Mark Amodei press release reintroducing No…

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Critical procedural risks

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What would move the score from 3 → 4

Public commitment from ENR leaders to mark up a Nevada lands package early in 2026. [2]U.S. Senate ENR Committee — U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee ho…
Senate‑House pre‑conference with Amodei to file a bipartisan substitute aligning S. 1195 with H.R. 2317 contours. [4]Library of Congress — H.R. 2317 (119th): Northern Nevada Economic Development a…
Agreement to stage wilderness acreage or add release language miners/ranchers want, in exchange for keeping the core checkerboard fix. [3]U.S. Senate ENR Committee / BLM — BLM testimony PDF – SENR PLFM Legislative Hea…

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Metrics