Utah Senator Mike Lee has stirred up a storm with his proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land, but growing opposition from hunters, anglers, and even fellow Republican senators has for

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says he's pulled his controversial proposal to sell federal public lands to state and private buyers from congressional Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Sen. Lee made the changes after receiving public feedback on the original language, although it’s not clear if it adheres to strict reconciliation rules.