Public land selloff is OUT of the Big Beautiful Bill, as the parliamentarian rules it not compliant with the Byrd rule.

[littlemissmartypants]

Public land selloff is OUT of the Big Beautiful Bill, as the parliamentarian rules it not compliant with the Byrd rule.
Several other sections also killed:

Public land selloff is OUT of the Big Beautiful Bill, as the parliamentarian rules it not compliant with the Byrd rule.
Several other sections also killed:

— David Dayen (@ddayen.bsky.social) 2025-06-24T10:21:14.343Z

Energy and Natural Resources

NEPA compliance. These provisions deem offshore oil and gas projects as automatically compliant with the National Environmental Policy Act, nullifying these projects’ environmental review processes. (Subsection 102(b)(4) and Subsection 102(b)(5))

Offshore oil and gas leasing. This subsection requires leases to be issued to successful bidders within 90 days after the lease sale. (Subsection 102(b)(6))

Ambler Road. This section requires the Secretary of the Interior to permit construction of Ambler Road, a controversial mining road in Alaska. (Section 201)

Mandatory public land sales. This section mandates the unprecedented sale of millions of acres of public land, including from both Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands. (Section 301)

Renewable energy fees. This subsection removes the Secretary of the Interior’s discretion to reduce fees for solar and wind projects on Bureau of Land Management land. (Subsection 303(e))

Geothermal leasing and royalties. These sections require the Secretary of the Interior to hold yearly geothermal lease sales and purport to change how geothermal royalties are calculated. (Section 305 and Section 306)

Natural gas exports and imports. This section creates a pay-to-play regime for natural gas exports, allowing natural gas exporters to pay a fee to have their project be deemed “in the public interest,” which is a requirement for approval. (Section 401)

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I'll believe it when I see it.

Donnie will find other ways to make them crypto lands.

[OrlandoDem2]

2. Let's have a round of applause for the senate parliamentarian!

[newdeal2]

5. Nice to get a win here and there

[JT45242]

3. That should hurt the CBO balance number

They were counting on that revenue to 'offset' billionaire tax cuts.

[rampartd]

11. you can only sell a national park once.

tax cuts are forever

[sinkingfeeling]

4. But will the parliamentarian's rulings stop the GOP?

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. NBL*

Not Bloody Likely

[ananda]

9. Slam dunk!

!!!

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. ...

[progressoid]

13. Next up: Trump deports parliamentarian

[jeffreyi]

6. Well, if this is real, I feel better.

For now. Of course now they are killing off roadless areas in National Forests, consolation prize, I guess.

[kkmarie]

8. But will the regime listen

As a staff official, neither parliamentarian is empowered to make decisions that are binding on the House or Senate. The parliamentarians and their deputies/assistants only offer advice that the presiding Representative or Senator may accept or reject; individual Members may appeal rulings. For more information on appeals, see CRS Report 98-306, Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate and CRS Report 98-307, Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the House of Representatives, both by Valerie Heitshusen.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RS20544#:~:text=As%20a%20staff%20official%2C%20neither,individual%20Members%20may%20appeal%20rulings.

This regime doesn't listen to the courts. They sure in hell won't be listening to the advice of the parliamentarian.

[Ruby the Liberal]

10. Wait - are they codifying bribery in the *budget bill*?

WTF is this:

Natural gas exports and imports. This section creates a pay-to-play regime for natural gas exports, allowing natural gas exporters to pay a fee to have their project be deemed “in the public interest,” which is a requirement for approval. (Section 401)

[Cha]

14. Thank Goodness!

Mahalo, pants 💙 and to the Parliamentarian, Elizabeth McDonough!

[Melon]

15. Good!

[Raine]

16. Wonderful! ... 👍 nt