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Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 10, 2013Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1459

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Mar 26, 2014)

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner.

Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA, except if it affects 5,000 acres or less; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue, and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity.

Allows a declaration to become permanent if: (1) it is specifically designated as a monument by federal statute, or (2) the President follows the review process under NEPA.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to increase the amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated.

What just happenedMar 27, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1](R-UT)Sponsor
7 cosponsors7 R
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  • Referred in SenateMar 27, 2014
  • Engrossed in HouseMar 26, 2014
  • Reported in HouseSep 20, 2013
  • Introduced in HouseApr 10, 2013
  1. Mar 27, 2014IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. Mar 26, 2014FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Mar 26, 2014FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 222 - 201 (Roll no. 147).

  4. Mar 26, 2014Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 222 - 201 (Roll no. 147).

  5. Mar 26, 2014FloorH36110

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 227 (Roll no. 146). (consideration: CR H2681-2682)

  6. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8A000

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2681)

  7. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rahall motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the bill from taking effect until the hourly wage for the lowest 10th percentile of workers for all occupational codes reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under the Occupational Employment Statistics survey is no less than $10.10 an hour.

  8. Mar 26, 2014FloorH36100

    Mr. Rahall moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H2681; text: CR H2681)

  9. Mar 26, 2014FloorH34400

    The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

  10. Mar 26, 2014FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2680)

  11. Mar 26, 2014FloorH32600

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1459.

  12. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business ons the adoption of the amendment that had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

  13. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Tsongas demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

  14. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 3.

  15. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barber amendment No. 2.

  16. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 524, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop(UT) amendment No. 1.

  17. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1459.

  18. Mar 26, 2014FloorH32400

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.

  19. Mar 26, 2014FloorH32020

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 524 and Rule XVIII.

  20. Mar 26, 2014FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1459 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 27, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to a measure addressing the Medicare payment system for physicians and a measure addressing Ukraine.

  21. Mar 26, 2014FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 524. (consideration: CR H2671-2683; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2678)

  22. Mar 26, 2014FloorH1L220

    Rule H. Res. 524 passed House.

  23. Mar 25, 2014FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 524 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1459 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the Committee Section 2 of the resolution provides that it shall be in order at any

  24. Sep 20, 2013CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.

  25. Sep 20, 2013CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-221.

  26. Sep 20, 2013Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-221.

  27. Jul 24, 2013Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 14.

  28. Jul 24, 2013Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  29. Jul 24, 2013Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

  30. Apr 16, 2013Committee

    Committee Hearings Held.

  31. Apr 15, 2013Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  32. Apr 10, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  33. Apr 10, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  34. Apr 10, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedMar 26, 201436

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner.

Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA, except if it affects 5,000 acres or less; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue, and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity.

Allows a declaration to become permanent if: (1) it is specifically designated as a monument by federal statute, or (2) the President follows the review process under NEPA.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to increase the amount of funds that are authorized to be appropriated.

Reported to House without amendmentSep 20, 201379

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner.

Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA if it affects more than 5,000 acres; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue.

Introduced in HouseApr 10, 2013

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Prohibits: (1) the President from making more than one such declaration in a state during any presidential four-year term of office without an express Act of Congress, or (2) such a declaration from including private property without the informed written consent of the affected private property owner.

Requires such a declaration: (1) to be considered a major federal action under NEPA if it affects more than 5,000 acres; (2) to be categorically excluded under NEPA and to expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by federal law) if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and (3) to be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of federal and state revenue.

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act — Informed