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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 220
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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:
320301. National monuments
The establishment or extension of a national monument may be undertaken only by express authorization of Congress.