HR 521 · 119th Congress

Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

Right now, the president can unilaterally decide to create or expand national monuments—large protected areas of public land—without needing approval from Congress. This bill would change that by taking away the president's power to make those decisions alone and requiring Congress to vote on any new monuments or ex…

Sponsor

Maloy, Celeste (R-Utah)

Introduced

2025-01-16

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.