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S 2262 · in committee · major

American Voices in Federal Lands Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Bureau of Land Management to only accept public comments from U.S. citizens on federal lands decisions.
  • It affects anyone seeking to participate in public comment periods for BLM policies and land management decisions.
  • The bill mandates implementation of CAPTCHA tests to block automated AI submissions without establishing new funding.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring citizenship verification for BLM public comments affect environmental organizations and businesses that operate across borders?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that CAPTCHA tests would meaningfully reduce AI-generated submissions versus other verification methods?

  3. 03

    Since the bill mandates CAPTCHA implementation without new funding, how would the BLM absorb these administrative costs?

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Sponsor · R-WY

John Barrasso

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Introduced 2025-12-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-17 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  2. 2025-12-02 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  3. 2025-07-10 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)

  4. 2025-07-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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