The Senate committee said that a lot of the land owned by BLM and USFS cannot be used for housing, and so by opening up portions of federal land for large-scale ho

The bill would allows for no more than 3 million acres to be sold, but gives interested parties an opportunity to consider purchasing from large swaths of land

Proponents say the land would be used for much-needed housing, but environmental groups say eligible areas could include those treasured by communities in the Mountain West.