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H.R. 1459: Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

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H.R. 1459: Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 145 (2014): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1459 (2014-03-26), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

Plain summary

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner. Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA, except if it affects 5,000 acres or less; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue, and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity. Allows a declaration to become permanent if: (1) it is specifically designated as a monument by federal statute, or (2) the President follows the review process under NEPA. Prohibits this Act from being construed to increase the amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated.

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Official text

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1459 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113