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H.R. 2645

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2645, the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 3, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 2645 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb2645/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2645 IH: Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2645  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 3, 2025   Mrs. Miller-Meeks  (for herself,  Mr. Newhouse , and  Mr. Bentz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Antiquities Act to increase congressional oversight with respect to the designation of national monuments, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act  .
2.
Amendment to Antiquities Act
Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the  Antiquities Act ), is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
(c)
Limitations
(1)
In general
Unless extended or modified by statute, the establishment of a national monument under subsection (a) or reservation of a parcel of land under subsection (b) shall be effective only until the earlier of the following:
(A)
The date that is 6 months after the date of the establishment or reservation.
(B)
The last day of the Congress sitting at the time of the establishment or reservation.
(2)
Limitation on future monuments
If a national monument established under subsection (a) or reservation of a parcel of land made under subsection (b) is not extended or modified during the effective period described in paragraph (1), or is otherwise rejected by statute, the land or property included within the boundaries of such national monument or parcel of land may not be included in the extension or establishment of a national monument under this section for a period of 25 years.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Antiquities Act to increase congressional oversight with respect to the designation of national monuments, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 2645, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2645 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Apr 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2645 has taken 2 actions since Apr 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 2645 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2645 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act — Display Title
  • Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Antiquities Act to increase congressional oversight with respect to the designation of national monuments, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 2645 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSAdvocates for sportsmen and conservation federal policyMontana12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KADEN MCARTHUR112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2645 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2645’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr2645/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com