Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

This bill would change who can create or expand national monuments. Today, presidents can set aside land as a national monument. Under this bill, only Congress could do that. It removes the president’s power to designate or enlarge national monuments and gives that job to Congress instead, by changing the Antiquities Act so that establishing or extending a monument requires express approval from Congress .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Communities near public lands, tribes, outdoor users, and industries that work on or near federal land.
• What changes: Presidents could no longer create or grow national monuments on their own; Congress would have to pass a law to do it .
• When: If enacted, the change would take effect as the law goes into force.