Bill Details
HR.521 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-01-16
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (15)
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-Nevada-2]
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-California-1]
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-Arizona-9]
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-Utah-1]
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-Alaska]
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-Washington-4]
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-Minnesota-8]
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-Minnesota-7]
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-Kansas-4]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-Utah-4]
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-Utah-3]
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-California-20]
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-Arizona-2]
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-Colorado-3]
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-California-48]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would change the law so that only Congress, not the President, could create a new national monument or expand an existing one. In simple terms, it would shift that power away from the White House and give it entirely to lawmakers in Congress.
- It would rewrite the current national monument law, which is part of the Antiquities Act.
- Under the bill, a national monument could be established or extended only if Congress gives direct approval.
- The bill is presented as a way to limit presidential power over public lands.
Official Summaries
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 521
To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national
monument.
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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
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A BILL
To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national
monument.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Presidential Overreach on
Public Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the ``Antiquities Act''), is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 320301. National monuments
``The establishment or extension of a national monument may be
undertaken only by express authorization of Congress.''.
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