Last night, the provision to sell off more than 500,000 acres of public land was officially removed from the House budget reconciliation bill—thanks to you.

Climbers and public land advocates across the country took action, and it worked. After thousands of letters and mounting public pressure, Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) stepped up to oppose the bill, introducing a measure with Speaker Mike Johnson to strike sell-off language from the proposed legislation. In a razor-thin 215–214 vote, the bill passed only after a last-minute manager’s amendment erased the sell-off section entirely.

This is a huge win for public lands—and it wouldn’t have happened without you.

But our work isn’t done. The budget reconciliation bill still includes alarming provisions that would weaken the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)—a bedrock environmental law that ensures public input on land management decisions. These changes would allow wealthy developers to fast-track projects on public land while cutting climbers, conservationists, and local communities out of the process.

The bill also includes funding cuts to critical conservation and restoration programs, threatening trail work, climate resilience, and sustainable infrastructure that Access Fund and our partners rely on.

The bill now heads to the Senate, where we must keep up the pressure to protect our public lands and the climbing areas we love.

Thank you for raising your voice. Stay tuned—another action alert is coming soon before the Senate vote.