US Congress Senate Bill 472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Monuments Act of 2009 - Requires the President to obtain congressional approval of proposed national monuments situated upon land owned or controlled by the federal government and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 prior to declaring national monuments. Bars the Secretary of the Interior from implementing any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public output and congressional approval.

National Monuments Act of 2009

Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]

Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]

Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB4996 (Related) 2010-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
HB5135 (Related) 2010-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/472/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s472/BILLS-111s472is.pdf