S 2004
114th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill declares that any proclamation of a national monument or reservation of a parcel of land as part of a national monument shall expire three years after the proclamation or reservation unless specifically approved by: (1) a federal law enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation; and (2) a state law, for each state where the land involved is located, that is enacted after such date.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2004: A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2004/
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