Congressional Public Lands Score by More Than Just Parks

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat · U.S. Senate · New Hampshire

86%

Ranked #35 (tied) of 98 scored

Scored 80 to 89%. Seat on the 2026 ballot.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, earns a B on the Congressional Public Lands Score. Of the 19 scored Senate votes, Shaheen cast 16 for public lands and 2 against, and missed 1. The two closest: Nay on One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1), 50 to 50, and Nay on Overturning Boundary Waters Mining Ban (H.J.Res.140), 50 to 49. Shaheen's seat is on the ballot in November 2026.

Every scored vote: 19 of 19 U.S. Senate votes counted

Pro-lands
Lilly Fish and Wildlife and Parks (En Bloc) S.Res.817
En bloc confirmation of 74 nominees under S.Res.817, including Kevin Lilly as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the official overseeing the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lilly, a Texas wealth manager, drew formal opposition from the National Parks Conservation Association, and senators from both parties questioned his lack of land management experience. Confirmed 51-47. Senators who voted Yea confirmed every nominee in the package.
Voted Nay · August 7, 2026 · Roll call 225, 51 to 47
Pro-lands
Pearce BLM Director (En Bloc) S.Res.690
En bloc confirmation of 49 nominees under S.Res.690, including Stevan Pearce as Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the agency managing 245 million acres of public land. As a congressman, Pearce repeatedly backed transferring or selling federal public land. Confirmed 46-43. Senators who voted Yea confirmed every nominee in the package.
Voted Nay · May 18, 2026 · Roll call 125, 46 to 43
Pro-lands
Overturning Boundary Waters Mining Ban H.J.Res.140
CRA resolution overturning the 20-year mining ban on 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the most visited wilderness in America. Became Public Law 119-85.
Voted Nay · April 16, 2026 · Roll call 84, 50 to 49
Missed
Opening Arctic Refuge to Drilling H.J.Res.131
CRA resolution overturning the 2024 environmental protections for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, stripping safeguards from the 1.56-million-acre coastal plain calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd
Did not vote · December 4, 2025 · Roll call 632, 49 to 45
Pro-lands
Overturning Powder River Basin Coal Protections (WY) H.J.Res.130
CRA resolution nullifying the Bureau of Land Management's 2024 Buffalo Field Office resource management plan amendment in Wyoming, which made approximately 413,000 acres of federal coal unavailable for future leasing in the Powder River Basin.
Voted Nay · November 20, 2025 · Roll call 623, 51 to 43
Pro-lands
Opening Western Arctic to Drilling S.J.Res.80
CRA resolution nullifying the 2022 management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which had closed about half of the 23-million-acre Western Arctic reserve to new oil and gas leasing
Voted Nay · October 30, 2025 · Roll call 599, 52 to 45
Pro-lands
Overturning Central Yukon Protections (AK) H.J.Res.106
CRA resolution nullifying the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon resource management plan in Alaska, which designated 21 areas of critical environmental concern covering approximately 3.6 million acres. The resolution removed a land-plan barrier to the Ambler Road, which would cross Gates of the Arctic National Preserve; the administration had restored the road's federal permits three days earlier. Became Public Law 119-50.
Voted Nay · October 9, 2025 · Roll call 560, 50 to 46
Pro-lands
Overturning Miles City BLM Protections (MT) H.J.Res.104
CRA resolution rolling back Bureau of Land Management resource management plans for the Miles City Field Office in Montana, opening public lands to expanded industrial use
Voted Nay · October 8, 2025 · Roll call 549, 52 to 47
Pro-lands
Overturning North Dakota BLM Protections H.J.Res.105
CRA resolution rolling back Bureau of Land Management resource management plans for the North Dakota Field Office, removing protections from public lands across the state
Voted Nay · October 8, 2025 · Roll call 556, 50 to 45
Pro-lands
Boren USDA Under Secretary (En Bloc) S.Res.412
En bloc confirmation of 108 nominees under S.Res.412, including Michael Boren as USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, the official directly overseeing the U.S. Forest Service. Confirmed 51-47. Senators who voted Yea confirmed every nominee in the package.
Voted Nay · October 7, 2025 · Roll call 547, 51 to 47
Pro-lands
Nesvik USFWS Director PN25-35
Confirmed Brian Nesvik as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the agency responsible for endangered species protections and the National Wildlife Refuge System
Voted Nay · August 1, 2025 · Roll call 470, 54 to 43
Pro-lands
One Big Beautiful Bill H.R.1
Reconciliation bill mandating four Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain lease sales, five National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska lease sales, a four-million-acre coal leasing mandate, coal royalty rate cuts from 12.5% to 7%, a 250-million-board-foot yearly increase in national forest timber sales through 2034, and rescinding Inflation Reduction Act conservation funding
Voted Nay · July 1, 2025 · Roll call 372, 50 to 50
Pro-lands
Vaden Deputy Agriculture PN12-43
Confirmed Stephen Vaden as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, second in command of the department that houses the U.S. Forest Service
Voted Nay · June 10, 2025 · Roll call 301, 51 to 44
Pro-lands
MacGregor Deputy Interior PN13-10
Confirmed Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of the Interior, the department's chief operating officer, who led first-term efforts to shrink national monuments and expand drilling on public lands
Voted Nay · May 14, 2025 · Roll call 250, 54 to 40
Pro-lands
Overturning Glen Canyon Safeguards H.J.Res.60
CRA resolution overturning the National Park Service rule limiting off-road vehicle use in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, reopening those routes to motorized use
Voted Nay · May 8, 2025 · Roll call 239, 50 to 43
Pro-lands
Preventing Public Lands Sell-Off S.Amdt.2107
Budget resolution amendment (H.Con.Res.14) to bar the use of proceeds from selling federal public land for deficit reduction, the Senate's recorded vote on public land sales ahead of the reconciliation bill
Voted Yea · April 5, 2025 · Roll call 181, 48 to 51
Pro-lands
Reinstating Fired Land Managers S.Amdt.540
Budget resolution amendment (S.Con.Res.7) creating a reserve fund to reinstate the federal employees fired from the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service
Voted Yea · February 20, 2025 · Roll call 68, 48 to 52
Anti-lands
Rollins Agriculture Confirmation PN11-12
Confirmed Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service and 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands
Voted Yea · February 13, 2025 · Roll call 53, 72 to 28
Anti-lands
Burgum Confirmation PN11-3
Confirmed Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior, who oversees the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, despite his stated agenda to expand oil and gas extraction on public land
Voted Yea · January 30, 2025 · Roll call 26, 80 to 17

Roll calls and tallies from senate.gov, read October 26, 2026. Which side counts as pro-lands is the scorecard's call on each vote (methodology). Provision ratings: none of these bills has an approved rating yet, so none is named here.

Call Senator Shaheen through the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

Open the full record in the scorecard

Public lands bills Shaheen sponsors or cosponsors

In the 119th Congress, Shaheen sponsors 0 and cosponsors 8 public lands bills.

S.Res.837 Designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week"
Original cosponsor · Signed on August 6, 2026 · Not yet rated
S.5087 Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
Original cosponsor · Signed on July 22, 2026 · Not yet rated
S.1519 Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · Signed on April 29, 2025 · Not yet rated
S.Res.180 Designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week"
Original cosponsor · Signed on April 10, 2025 · Not yet rated
S.1193 America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
Cosponsor · Signed on March 31, 2025 · Not yet rated
S.1198 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Original cosponsor · Signed on March 27, 2025 · Not yet rated
S.950 Save Our Forests Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · Signed on March 11, 2025 · Not yet rated
S.356 Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · Signed on February 3, 2025 · Not yet rated

Bills and cosponsors from the congress.gov API, read September 7, 2026. A bill is rated only when a named person approves a rating that quotes its provision; none of these has one yet.

Shaheen's committees

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Department of Defense; Department of Homeland Security; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Readiness and Management Support; Seapower
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Ranking Member)
Africa and Global Health Policy (Ex Officio); East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (Ex Officio); Europe and Regional Security Cooperation (Ex Officio); Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy (Ex Officio); Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (Ex Officio); State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development (Ex Officio); Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (Ex Officio)
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Committee seats from unitedstates/congress-legislators, read July 3, 2026.

Public lands in New Hampshire

55 federal land units lie in or reach into New Hampshire.

Listed by size; the largest 40 of 55 are named.

White Mountain National Forest 725,046 acres
Wild River Roadless Area 46,876 acres
Pemigewasset Wilderness 45,809 acres
Sandwich Range Wilderness 35,302 acres
Pemigewasset Roadless Area 32,255 acres
White Mountain Purchase Unit Forest Service · 29,310 acres
Kilkenny Roadless Area 28,766 acres
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness 27,605 acres
Wild River Wilderness 24,032 acres
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge 21,882 acres
Lincoln Woods Scenic Area Forest Service · 18,381 acres
Carr Mountain Roadless Area 17,110 acres
Sandwich Range Roadless Area 16,797 acres
Pemigewasset Ext Roadless Area 15,840 acres
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge 15,389 acres
Great Gulf Ext. Roadless Area 15,110 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail 14,264 acres
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond Roadless Area 11,846 acres
Presidential - Dry River Ext Roadless Area 10,554 acres
Dartmouth Range Roadless Area 9,233 acres
Kinsman Mountain Roadless Area 8,999 acres
Cherry Mountain Roadless Area 8,766 acres
Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest 7,597 acres
Mount Chocorua Scenic Area Forest Service · 6,141 acres
Great Gulf Wilderness 5,658 acres
Pinkham Notch Scenic Area Forest Service · 5,535 acres
Kearsarge Roadless Area 4,554 acres
Waterville Roadless Area 4,312 acres
Everett Lake Army Corps of Engineers · 3,905 acres
Jobildunk Roadless Area 3,660 acres
Blackwater Reservoir Army Corps of Engineers · 3,089 acres
New Boston Space Force Station Defense Department · 2,887 acres
Franklin Falls Reservoir Army Corps of Engineers · 2,828 acres
Bartlett Experimental Forest 2,612 acres
Hopkinton Lake Army Corps of Engineers · 2,273 acres
Surry Mountain Recreation Area 1,683 acres
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge 1,644 acres
Nancy Brook Research Natural Area Forest Service · 1,563 acres
Nancy Brook Scenic Area Forest Service · 1,563 acres
Nancy Brook National Natural Landmark Forest Service · 1,563 acres

Drilling, mining and logging on record in New Hampshire: 215 timber sales (4,316 acres).

Threatened public lands in New Hampshire

White Mountain National Forest Developing

Federal land units from PAD-US, matched to the state's districts in the More Than Just Parks record, refreshed October 25, 2026; acres are each unit's full size, and units overlap, so they are not added up. Easements on private land are left out. Fires from NIFC; mining claims, leases and timber sales from BLM and Forest Service records; read October 26, 2026.

Who funds Shaheen on lands issues

PACs and other committees gave Shaheen's campaign -$8,550 in the 2025-26 cycle. Across the 4 cycles on record, oil, gas, mining and timber PACs gave $26,500, and conservation PACs gave $38,620.

Cycle	All PACs and committees	Oil and gas	Mining and coal	Timber	Conservation
2019-20	$1,834,238	$1,000	none	$22,000	$38,620
2021-22	$217,250	none	none	none	none
2023-24	$311,348	none	none	$3,500	none
2025-26	-$8,550	none	none	none	none

Itemized contributions from committees to the candidate (FEC S0NH00219), net of refunds, read July 26, 2026. Industry is the giving PAC's industry in the More Than Just Parks record. A contribution says who gave, not why anyone voted as they did.

How Shaheen compares

The median senator scores 5%. Shaheen scores 86% and ranks #35 (tied) of 98.

More from New Hampshire

Sen. Maggie Hassan B · Rep. Chris Pappas A · Rep. Maggie Goodlander A

What to ask Shaheen

Washington office: 506 Hart Senate Office Building. Phone (202) 224-2841. Write to Shaheen · Official site

From Shaheen's own record:

Why did you miss the vote on Opening Arctic Refuge to Drilling (H.J.Res.131)?
Why did you vote Yea on Rollins Agriculture Confirmation (PN11-12)?
Why did you vote Yea on Burgum Confirmation (PN11-3)?

Offices and phones from the Senate and House member feeds and unitedstates/congress-legislators, checked October 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

How did Jeanne Shaheen vote on One Big Beautiful Bill?

Jeanne Shaheen voted Nay on One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1) on July 1, 2025. The Senate vote was 50 to 50, and the scorecard counts Nay as the vote for public lands.

Is Jeanne Shaheen up for election in 2026?

Yes. Jeanne Shaheen's Senate seat from New Hampshire is on the ballot in November 2026. Shaheen's grade on the 19 scored Senate votes so far is a B.

What public lands are in New Hampshire?

55 federal land units lie in or reach into New Hampshire. The largest are White Mountain National Forest (725,046 acres), Wild River Roadless Area (46,876 acres) and Pemigewasset Wilderness (45,809 acres).