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HR 4132 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations

Preserving State Rights Act

Introduced: November 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Nov 30, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 30, 2015
Introduced in House
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Preserving State Rights Act

This bill allows a proclamation designating a national monument only for those approved by the state legislature and the governor of each state in which the national monument would be located.

What's happening now December 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 26, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 6, 2016
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 6, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4132: Preserving State Rights Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4132/
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"H.R. 4132: Preserving State Rights Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4132/.
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H.R. 4132, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4132/.
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