United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4996 (111th)
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010
Introduced
13 April 2010
Last action
15 April 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sponsors
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010 - 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.
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Timeline
13 April 2010
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 April 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← National Monuments Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4996
- us · 111-hr-4996 · source updated 5 December 2025