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HR 817 112th Congress House

To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversightHistorical and cultural resourcesLand use and conservationMonuments and memorialsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require, in addition to a presidential declaration, congressional approval prior to the establishment of a national monument.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 3
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 15, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 14, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 3, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 3, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 18, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 18, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 18, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Feb 18, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Feb 18, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 817: To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-817/
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"H.R. 817: To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-817/.
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H.R. 817, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-817/.
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