S 2262
119th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Land use and conservation
Public participation and lobbying
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jul 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)
Jul 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to modify its public comment system by (1) only considering public comments from U.S. citizens; and (2) deterring attempts at public involvement via artificial intelligence (AI), such as AI bots, by establishing and implementing a Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA test).
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
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