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H.R. 521

Introduced

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

Sponsor
RCeleste Maloy· Utah
Introduced
January 16, 2025
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.January 16, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 521

To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national 
monument.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2025

Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Gosar, 
Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Begich, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. 
Fischbach, Mr. Estes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Fong) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources

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A BILL

To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national 
monument.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Presidential Overreach on 
Public Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the ``Antiquities Act''), is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 320301. National monuments
``The establishment or extension of a national monument may be 
undertaken only by express authorization of Congress.''.
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