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ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018

Introduced: July 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 17, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act of 2018 or the ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018.

This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument under their joint or exclusive jurisdiction, including the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Gold Butte, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments and the Rose Atoll and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments in accordance with: (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the applicable covered monument; (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument; and (3) this bill.

The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding: (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands.

The bill designates: (1) specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area and, when specified conditions have been met, for incorporation into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness.

What's happening now July 25, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 43
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 6, 2018
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 2, 2018
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 23, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 25, 2018
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 24, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 7, 2018
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Aug 14, 2018
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 25, 2018
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 25, 2018
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 25, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 25, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 17, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 17, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 17, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2018
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 17, 2018
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 17, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 17, 2018
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 17, 2018
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Garamendi, John
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 2018
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 17, 2018
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 17, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2018
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 17, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2018
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 17, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 17, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 17, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 17, 2018
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 17, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 17, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 17, 2018