HR 871 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act

Introduced Jan 30, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Ruben Gallego D-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act

This bill expands the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall administer the lands under their jurisdictions within the expanded boundaries (1) as part of the monument; and (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated December 28, 2016, that provided for the establishment of the monument.

Interior and USDA shall promptly carry out the proclamation's provisions, including the provisions requiring them to engage the Bears Ears Commission to

  • ensure the proper care and management of the objects identified,
  • ensure that management decisions affecting the monument reflect tribal expertise and traditional and historical knowledge, and
  • provide guidance and recommendations on the development and implementation of management plans and on management of the monument.

The National Park Service shall administer the Natural Bridges National Monument and those portions of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that are within the expanded boundaries of the monument.

Interior and USDA may acquire any land, water, or interests in land that are located within the revised boundaries of the monument by donation, purchase, or exchange.

Cosponsors 132

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2019 to Jan 27, 2020, with 71 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalJan 30, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJan 30, 2019
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  2. Feb 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  3. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Subjects

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

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  1. Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House

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