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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.

USA115th CongressS-132| Senate 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determine that the state in which the monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving its designation. The Department of the Interior may not implement restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
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Timeline
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2284
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • January 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2284
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-33: A bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments, to establish requirements for the declaration of marine national monuments, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2284: To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.
Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchLand use and conservationMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.

USA115th CongressS-132| Senate 
| Updated: 1/12/2017
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determine that the state in which the monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving its designation. The Department of the Interior may not implement restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
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Timeline
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 11, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2284
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • January 12, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 12, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 11, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2284
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

Republican Senator

Idaho

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 115-33: A bill to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments, to establish requirements for the declaration of marine national monuments, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2284: To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchLand use and conservationMonuments and memorialsParks, recreation areas, trailsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats