September 16, 2025
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Crane, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To nullify Presidential Proclamation 10606, establishing Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument and withdrawing certain land in Arizona from mineral entry, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Northern Arizona Protection Act
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Sec. 2. Restriction on use of Antiquities Act in certain areas in Arizona
(a) Nullification of Presidential Proclamation
Presidential Proclamation 10606 of August 8, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 55331, relating to the establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument), shall have no force or effect.
(b) Restriction on future monument designations
No extension or establishment of national monuments within the area generally depicted as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
on the map titled Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
and dated August 5, 2023, may be undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.