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Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

USA119th CongressS-220| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act," proposes a significant change to how national monuments are established in the United States. It specifically amends Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, which is commonly known as the Antiquities Act . The core provision of the bill mandates that the establishment or extension of any national monument can only occur through express authorization of Congress . This legislative action aims to remove the President's current unilateral authority to designate national monuments, thereby reserving this power exclusively for the legislative branch.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-521
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • January 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-521
    Introduced in House


  • January 23, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-521: Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
Monuments and memorialsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

USA119th CongressS-220| Senate 
| Updated: 1/23/2025
This bill, titled the "Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act," proposes a significant change to how national monuments are established in the United States. It specifically amends Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, which is commonly known as the Antiquities Act . The core provision of the bill mandates that the establishment or extension of any national monument can only occur through express authorization of Congress . This legislative action aims to remove the President's current unilateral authority to designate national monuments, thereby reserving this power exclusively for the legislative branch.
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Suggested Questions

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Timeline
Jan 16, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-521
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • January 16, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-521
    Introduced in House


  • January 23, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-521: Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Monuments and memorialsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents