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RepublicanBill · H.R. 5392· House(119-HR-5392)

Northern Arizona Protection Act

Rep. Gosar
Age: 68 years
Arizona
Introduced
9/16/2025
Last activity
9/16/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsored by
Paul Gosar
Cosponsors
Republican - 6Democrat - 0
Native Americans
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Northern Arizona Protection Act. It cancels Presidential Proclamation 10606, which created the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The text also stops certain land in Arizona from being restricted from mineral entry by wiping out the old proclamation. Furthermore, it stops any future monument designations or extensions in that specific area unless Congress gives explicit authorization. Our elected officials need to be held accountable for how these public lands and mineral entries are managed.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Would business owners be better off under this?+3

    Benefits mining and resource extraction companies by opening restricted public lands to mineral entry.

  • Is this likely to create jobs?+2

    Opening land to mineral entry may support mining jobs in the region.

  • Is this likely to grow the economy?+2

    Allowing mineral resource extraction could provide modest economic stimulation.

The opposite· 3 of 5

  • Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-7

    Eliminating the national monument removes critical environmental and conservation protections for the Grand Canyon watershed area.

  • Would Native Americans be better off under this?-6

    Removes protections for ancestral lands and cultural sites held sacred by local Native American tribes.

  • Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?-5

    Restricts executive authority under the Antiquities Act and opens previously protected public lands to potential mineral entry.