HR 521 · in committee · significant
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
- government reform
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would shifting monument designation authority from the president to Congress affect the speed and flexibility of protecting public lands?
- 02
Which stakeholders—states, tribes, environmental groups, or others—would gain or lose influence over land management decisions under this bill?
- 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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Sponsor · R-UT-2
Celeste Maloy
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-16
Joining the bill

Mark E. Amodei
R-NV-2 · original

Nicholas J. Begich III
R-AK · original

Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4 · original

Burgess Owens
R-UT-4 · original

Pete Stauber
R-MN-8 · original

Ron Estes
R-KS-4 · original

Michelle Fischbach
R-MN-7 · original

Vince Fong
R-CA-20 · original

Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original

Mike Kennedy
R-UT-3 · original

Doug LaMalfa
R-CA-1 · original

Blake D. Moore
R-UT-1 · original
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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