National Monument CAP Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Monument Creation and Protection Act
This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to allow the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. "Objects of antiquity" means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill.
The bill prescribes limits on land that may be declared to be a national monument based on acreage, proximity to other national monuments, whether it has been reviewed by the Department of the Interior or Agriculture (USDA) under the National Environmental Policy Act, and whether it has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries it will be located.
Such limitation shall not apply to a designation made to prevent imminent and irreparable harm to the object or objects of antiquity to be protected. Such exception shall end after one year and may be used only once.
The President may reduce the size of any declared national monument: (1) by 85,000 acres or less; or (2) by more than 85,000 acres only if the reduction has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries the monument will be located and reviewed by Interior or USDA under the National Environmental Policy Act.
The bill prohibits any land from being declared as a national monument in a configuration that would place nonfederally owned property within the monument without first obtaining the owners' written consent.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2017 to May 18, 2018, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Oct 6, 2017 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Oct 6, 2017 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Oct 6, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Oct 6, 2017 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Oct 6, 2017 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Dec 18, 2017 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Dec 18, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | May 18, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840.
- Dec 19, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1081.
- Oct 11, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 11, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
- Oct 6, 2017Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Archaeology and anthropology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Land use and conservation
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Reported in House
- Oct 6, 2017Introduced in House
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