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HR 521 · in committee · significant

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

What this bill does

  • This bill transfers the power to designate or expand national monuments from the president to Congress.
  • The change affects environmental groups, states, tribes, and future administrations managing federal public lands.
  • The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and requires congressional action for any new monument designations.

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    How would shifting monument designation authority from the president to Congress affect the speed and flexibility of protecting public lands?

  2. 02

    Which stakeholders—states, tribes, environmental groups, or others—would gain or lose influence over land management decisions under this bill?

  3. 03

    What trade-offs exist between requiring congressional approval for monuments and the current presidential authority to act quickly on conservation?

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Celeste Maloy

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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