HR 4996
111th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010
Introduced: April 13, 2010
Introduced by:
Foxx, Virginia
Republican
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Plain-English summary
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010 - Requires the President to obtain congressional approval of proposed national monuments situated upon land owned or controlled by the federal government and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 prior to declaring national monuments.
Bars the Secretary of the Interior from implementing any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public output and congressional approval.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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