Bill > HR5392

This bill, known as the Northern Arizona Protection Act, seeks to nullify Presidential Proclamation 10606, which established the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in August 2023. The bill would completely invalidate the presidential proclamation, rendering it without legal effect, and prevents any future national monument designations in the same area without explicit Congressional approval. The legislation specifically targets the monument established by President Biden, which withdrew certain lands in Arizona from mineral entry and created protections for an area around the Grand Canyon. By requiring congressional authorization for any future monument designations in this region, the bill aims to limit presidential power under the Antiquities Act, which allows presidents to create national monuments through executive proclamation. The bill's provisions would effectively eliminate the current monument status and create significant barriers to re-establishing similar protections in the future without direct Congressional action.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5392/all-info