Bill lets President sell federal land during shutdowns.
H.R. 6023 — Government Shutdown Efficiency Act · Filed by Eric Burlison (R-MO) · Introduced Nov 12, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill would let the President sell federal land during a shutdown. Money from sales would pay federal workers and reduce the deficit. Any money could be used to buy Greenland. Land held in trust for Native American tribes cannot be sold.
Who it affects
Federal workers would get paid from land sales during shutdowns. Congress would lose control over federal spending during a shutdown. Native American tribes would keep their trust lands safe.
One thing to notice
The bill lets the President spend money without Congress approving it first. This breaks the normal rule that Congress controls federal spending.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Nov 12, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 12, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal land — Property owned by the U.S. government, not by states or private people.
- deficit — When the government spends more money than it takes in.
- trust lands — Land the federal government holds and manages for Native American tribes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,627 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,396 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-22.
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