Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alex Padilla
Democratic, California
On Public Lands and Natural Resources, the 43 measures they backed sit level with the typical Democrat.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 15 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
43 measures · 12 sponsored · 31 cosponsored
Sits level with the typical Democrat.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.24
- Democratic caucus median −0.24, from 12 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.08, from 12 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Nay
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
2 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5005-5006)
PUBLIC Lands Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-305.
Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646.
A bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4999: 2)
Show the other 9 sponsored measures
Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
RESERVE Federal Land Act
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A bill to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.
César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1930-1931)
Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Wildfire Intelligence Collaboration and Coordination Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S794-795)
Fire-Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Cosponsored
A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)
Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act
Latest action, : Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Show the other 26 cosponsored measures
America the Beautiful Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439.
America’s Living Library Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Santini-Burton Modernization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-305.
A resolution recognizing that oceans are warming due to human-caused climate change.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A resolution designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7141)
Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
Reconciliation in Place Names Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
STARS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Wildfire Resilient Communities Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Fix Our Forests Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.
A resolution designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2577; text: CR S2575)
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Became Public Law 119-58
Help Our Kelp Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to reorganize Federal wildland fire response, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.