Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
Sen. Lee Introduces Bill to Strip Presidential Power to Create National Monuments
This bill was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for review. It is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it waits for the committee to decide on its next steps.
Legislative Progress
This bill attempts to take away a major power that leaders in both parties have used for over a century. It faces strong opposition from conservation groups and many lawmakers who prefer keeping the current system.
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Personal Impact
Many national monuments have been created specifically to protect tribal sacred sites, ancestral lands, and cultural resources. Bears Ears in Utah, for example, was designated at the request of a coalition of tribes. Removing the president's ability to quickly act on tribal requests for land protection would make it far harder to safeguard culturally significant areas, since getting a bill through Congress is much slower and less certain.
State Impacts
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
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