House preps bill curbing presidential power to create monuments

Published October 9, 2017 8:10pm ET



House lawmakers on Wednesday will vote to advance legislation that would limit the power of the president to designate public land as national monuments.

The National Monument Creation and Protection Act “standardizes and limits the president’s power to reshape monuments,” according to the House Natural Resources Committee, which introduced the bill Monday and has scheduled a panel markup for Oct. 11.

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