HR 1050 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

ANTIQUITIES Act

Introduced Feb 7, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Debra A. Haaland D-NM

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Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act or the ANTIQUITIES Act

This bill provides for the administration of certain National Monuments and the designation of certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness.

This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument in accordance with (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the monument, (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument, and (3) this bill.

The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands.

The bill designates specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Department of the Interior shall manage approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico identified as Lookout Peak Communication Site in a manner that preserves the character of the land for future inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Cosponsors 113

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2019 to Nov 20, 2020; 78 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CARaul RuizOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 7, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaFeb 13, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiFeb 13, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanFeb 26, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 26, 2019
D-CAMike LevinFeb 26, 2019
D-KSSharice DavidsFeb 26, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIFeb 28, 2019
D-ILSean CastenFeb 28, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 28, 2019
D-HIEd CaseMar 4, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 5, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeMar 21, 2019
D-COJason CrowMar 21, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonMar 21, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 25, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardMar 25, 2019
D-NHChris PappasApr 2, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 8, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesApr 8, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaApr 8, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 10, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleJun 12, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelJul 2, 2019
D-PAConor LambJul 16, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyJul 18, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Jul 22, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasJul 30, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyAug 16, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzAug 16, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 16, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOct 8, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesNov 26, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceFeb 12, 2020
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 21, 2020
D-TXVeronica EscobarNov 20, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 7, 2019
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 25, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  2. Feb 7, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Feb 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 24, February 7, 2019, page H1462.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

About this bill 1

Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R45718The Antiquities Act: History, Current Litigation, and Considerations for the 116th Congress ArchivedReportMay 15, 2019

Also cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41610Wilderness: Issues and LegislationReportOct 12, 2022

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 367ANTIQUITIES ActIdentical billFeb 7, 2019

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
ANTIQUITIES Act
America’s Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2019Introduced in House

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