HR 5499
Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act
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This bill aims to increase congressional oversight over the President’s ability to designate national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Specifically, it introduces a time limit of six months or the end of the Congress sitting at the time of designation for a monument to be effective. Furthermore, it prevents the same land from being used to establish a new monument for 25 years if the initial monument isn’t extended or modified. The bill modifies the existing Antiquities Act to clarify these limitations on monument designation.
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