S 909introduced119th Congress

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Introduced Mar 10, 2025Senate billPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural ResourcesLast action Feb 11, 2026Sponsor: Ruben Gallego(D-AZ)

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Feb 11, 2026

What the bill does

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey approximately 3,400 acres of identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the county for fair market value. Interior must exclude from the conveyance any federal land that contains significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources. As a condition of the conveyance, La Paz County and any subsequent owner must make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing tribal artifacts; minimize impacts on tribal artifacts if they are disturbed; coordinate with the Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal Historic Preservation Office to identify artifacts of cultural and historic significance; and allow tribal representatives to rebury unearthed artifacts at, or near, where they were discovered. The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.

Latest official action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.

Lobbying Filings

$1633.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 19, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NOVARTIS

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION

Jul 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

Oct 21, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

Mar 10, 2025

Official Congressional Actions

Feb 11, 2026Calendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.

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Feb 11, 2026Committee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Feb 11, 2026Committee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Sep 11, 2025Committee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
NOVARTIS	NOVARTIS	$351.0M	Apr 19, 2024	2024Q1	BUDCPTHCR
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION	BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION	$179.0M	Jul 22, 2024	2024Q2	AGRANIBUD
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

Member	Party	Ticker	Company	Trade	Date	Amount	Timing	Lobbying Client	Conflict
George Whitesides	D	NVS	NOVARTIS AG	Sell	Mar 24, 2025	$100,001 - $250,000	14d after	NOVARTIS	41%

Conflict Summary

1 trade by 1 member of Congress in companies connected to lobbying on S 909. The average conflict score is 41%.

George Whitesides (1 trade)

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.