American Voices in Federal Lands Act

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S 2262

Introduced

Jul 10, 2025

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favora ...

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Land use and conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources Public participation and lobbying

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American Voices in Federal Lands Act

This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to modify its public comment system by (1) only considering public comments from U.S. citizens; and (2) deterring attempts at public involvement via artificial intelligence (AI), such as AI bots, by establishing and implementing a Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA test).

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Dec 17, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 2, 2025

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jul 10, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)
Jul 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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