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Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act This bill removes the president's authority to designate or expand national monuments and gives that authority to Congress instead.
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2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
2025-01-16
Introduced in House
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119 HR 521 IH: Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 521 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Amodei of Nevada , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Begich , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Stauber , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Estes , Mr. Owens , Mr. Kennedy of Utah , and Mr. Fong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national monument. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act . 2. National monuments Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Antiquities Act ), is amended to read as follows: 320301. National monuments The establishment or extension of a national monument may be undertaken only by express authorization of Congress. .
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