HR 1459 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government studies and investigations Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Property rights

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mar 26, 2014

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 222 - 201 (Roll no. 147).

Mar 26, 2014

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 26, 2014

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 227 (Roll no. 146). (consideration: CR H2681-2682)

Mar 26, 2014

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2681)

Mar 26, 2014

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rahall motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the bill from taking effect until the hourly wage for the lowest 10th percentile of workers for all occupational codes reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under the Occupational Employment Statistics survey is no less than $10.10 an hour.

Mar 26, 2014

Mr. Rahall moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H2681; text: CR H2681)

Mar 26, 2014

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mar 26, 2014

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2680)

Mar 26, 2014

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1459.

Mar 26, 2014

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business ons the adoption of the amendment that had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Mar 26, 2014

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Tsongas demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Mar 26, 2014

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 3.

Mar 26, 2014

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barber amendment No. 2.

Mar 26, 2014

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop(UT) amendment No. 1.

Mar 26, 2014

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1459.

Mar 26, 2014

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Mar 26, 2014

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 524 and Rule XVIII.

Mar 26, 2014

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1459 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 27, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing the Medicare payment system for physicians and a measure addressing Ukraine.

Mar 26, 2014

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 524. (consideration: CR H2671-2683; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2678)

Mar 26, 2014

Rule H. Res. 524 passed House.

Mar 25, 2014

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 524 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1459 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at any

Sep 20, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.

Sep 20, 2013

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-221.

Jul 24, 2013

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 14.

Jul 24, 2013

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 24, 2013

Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

Apr 16, 2013

Committee Hearings Held.

Apr 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Apr 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 10, 2013

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 26, 2014	House · vote #147	On Passage	Passed	222–201	See who voted →
Mar 26, 2014	House · vote #146	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed	193–227	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to 1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 603	—	Amendment sought to preserve the ability of the President to declare as national monuments those that provide…	Failed	Mar 26, 2014
HAMDT 602	—	Amendment requires the bill's feasibility study to include an assessment of the monument declaration's benefi…	Agreed to	Mar 26, 2014
HAMDT 601	—	Amendment clarifies the process for monument designations of 5,000 acres or less by allowing a temporary desi…	Agreed to	Mar 26, 2014

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner.

Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA, except if it affects 5,000 acres or less; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue, and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity.

Allows a declaration to become permanent if: (1) it is specifically designated as a monument by federal statute, or (2) the President follows the review process under NEPA.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to increase the amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated.

What's happening now March 27, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Amodei, Mark E.

Nevada · Apr 10, 2013

Chaffetz, Jason

· Apr 10, 2013

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Apr 10, 2013

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Apr 10, 2013

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