Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act

Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, presidents have used their authority to designate national monuments on federal land — sometimes protecting millions of acres at a time — without needing congressional approval. This bill would take that power away from the president entirely and require that any new national monument, or any expansion of an existing one, be specifically authorized by Congress through legislation. It's a one-paragraph change to existing law that would fundamentally shift who controls the designation of protected federal lands.