A growing number of Republican senators have rejected the provision, possibly putting it at risk of being removed from the reconciliation package.

Sen. Mike Lee announced changes to his controversial public lands sale provision in the “big beautiful” budget bill, that U.S. Forest Service Lands would no longer be included, and

SALT LAKE CITY — Late on the night of June 23, Sen. Mike Lee announced changes to his controversial proposal that could trigger the sale of millions of acres of public lands.