Bill · S. 220· Senate(119-S-220)
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
- Introduced
- 1/23/2025
- Last activity
- 1/23/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Lee
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act. It seeks to change how national monuments are created or expanded. Currently, the Antiquities Act allows for these actions, but this bill would amend that law. Under this new rule, the establishment or extension of a national monument would require express authorization from Congress.
Yes
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2
Restricting monument expansion may reduce federal land restrictions that can affect local land use and economic activity in rural areas.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?+2
The bill shifts power away from the executive branch and toward legislative authority.
The opposite
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-4
The bill limits the ability to establish or extend national monuments, which are primary tools for protecting land and wildlife.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?-3
The bill restricts the administrative tools used to protect and manage public lands through the national monument designation.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Congressional Oversight: By requiring express authorization from Congress, the bill ensures that the creation or extension of national monuments is subject to legislative approval rather than just presidential action. This is found in Sec. 2.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction of Monument Establishment or Extension: This bill would prevent the establishment or extension of a national monument unless Congress provides express authorization, which changes the current authority held under the Antiquities Act. This is found in Sec. 2.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections-4Improves Public Land Management-3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+2
- 1/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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John CurtisRepublican · Utah