H.R. 10128: To codify Secretary’s Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior.

This bill would make Secretary’s Order 3434 from the Department of the Interior legally binding by putting it into law.

What the order does

The bill says that the Interior Secretary’s order, issued on June 25, 2025, and described as being about “strengthening coordination with gateway communities,” would have the same force and effect as a federal law.

What that means in practice

Instead of being just an internal agency directive that could potentially be changed or rescinded by later administrative action, the order would be codified by Congress. That means the approach laid out in the order would become part of federal law unless Congress changes it again later.

Scope

The text of the bill is very short and does not spell out the details of the underlying order itself. Based on the bill language alone, its main effect is to lock in the Interior Department’s existing policy on coordination with gateway communities. “Gateway communities” generally refers to towns and local communities near national parks, public lands, or other federal land areas that are affected by visitation, land management, and related federal decisions.

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