H.R. 521
119th Congress
House
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
Official title: To reserve to Congress the authority to establish or extend a national monument.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Monuments and memorialsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Plain-English summary
Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act
This bill removes the president's authority to designate or expand national monuments and gives that authority to Congress instead.
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Bodies those filers lobbied
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- U.S. Forest Service
- Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 521: Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-521/
"H.R. 521: Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-521/.
H.R. 521, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-521/.
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