United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 302 (112th)
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011
Introduced
18 January 2011
Last action
13 September 2011 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Virginia Foxx, Cathy Rodgers, Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Trent Franks, DANA ROHRABACHER, Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Ted Poe, Stevan Pearce, Cynthia Lummis, Rob Bishop, Pete Sessions, Tom McClintock, Steve King, Darrell Issa, Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Louie Gohmert, Raul Labrador, SAM JOHNSON, JOHN DUNCAN, Ken Calvert
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011 - Requires the President, prior to designating a national monument, to obtain a state's approval for a monument located on federal land within the state. 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 input and state approval.
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Timeline
18 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
13 September 2011
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 January 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 January 2011
Sponsors
- Virginia Foxx · R · Sponsor
- Cathy Rodgers · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
- Stevan Pearce · R · Sponsor
- Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Cosponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
- Tom McClintock · R · Cosponsor
- Steve King · R · Cosponsor
- Darrell Issa · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
- Raul Labrador · R · Cosponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
- · hsii00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/302
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/302
- us · 112-hr-302 · source updated 14 August 2025