April 4, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUWA Statement on US Senate Amendment Prohibiting the Sell-Off of Federal Public Lands – 4.4.25

Contacts:
Travis Hammill, DC Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (703) 725-8348; travis@suwa.org
Grant Stevens, Communications Director, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA); (319) 427-0260; grant@suwa.org

Washington, DC –  Tonight, the US Senate failed to pass an amendment related to the FY 2026 Budget (S.Amdt.2107) prohibiting the sell-off of federal public lands through the budget reconciliation process.The amendment was introduced by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO). Below is a statement from SUWA DC Director Travis Hammill. 

“Utahns love the federal public lands in our state and resoundingly reject efforts to have them sold to the highest bidder. SUWA is grateful to Senators Heinrich and Hickenlooper for their leadership to protect America’s federal public lands, including millions of acres of redrock wilderness in Utah, from Republican efforts to see these lands sold off and privatized,” said Travis Hammill, SUWA DC Director. “Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis’s support for selling off America’s federal public lands to pay for billionaire tax cuts is way out of touch with everyday Utahns. Public lands are a core part of Utah’s identity, economy, and way of life.”

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The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is a nonprofit organization with members and supporters from around the country dedicated to protecting America’s redrock wilderness. From offices in Moab, Salt Lake City, and Washington, DC, our team of professionals defends the redrock, organizes support for America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, and stewards this world-renowned landscape. Learn more at www.suwa.org.