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S. 31: Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act

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S. 31: Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act

Plain summary

Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act This bill prohibits the President from establishing or extending national monuments in Utah unless the proposed establishment or extension has been authorized by federal statute, and the President has received a notice from the Governor of Utah that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving of the proposed establishment or extension.

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Official text

Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s31 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117