{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-lee-introduce-legislation-to-combat-monument-overreach", "Crapo, Risch, Lee Introduce Legislation to Combat Monument Overreach", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 to ensure more transparent and accountable designations of national monuments.\n\nSince its inception, the Antiquities Act has been a tool to protect cultural and natural resources on public lands. Over the years, however, there have been instances where the Act\u2019s broad language has been used to unilaterally designate vast amounts of public land as national monuments without sufficient public input or Congressional oversight.\n\n\u201cThe intent of the Antiquities Act has been broadly and deliberately misinterpreted by Democrat administrations in order to push a brazen environmental agenda,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cIt is possible to protect our nation\u2019s resources without unnecessarily burdening communities, land managers, and ranchers. This legislation ensures the prioritization of economic development and curtails the efforts of the executive branch to unilaterally establish national monuments without the appropriate congressional oversight.\u201d\n\n\u201cDemocrat administrations have long exploited national monument designations to \u2018validate\u2019 executive overreach that disregards the needs and input of local communities, limits economic growth, and restricts use of millions of public acres,\u201d said Risch. \u201cThe Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act will ensure Congress has a say in federal monument designations in order to prevent such rampant abuses of authority. This legislation will ensure Idaho\u2019s vast public lands continue to be managed for the benefit of all, regardless of the politics of the president.\u201d\n\n\"The text of the Antiquities Act was clear \u2013 to protect significant archaeological and historic sites, but to do so with discretion and to ensure that the designated area was confined to the smallest size necessary for their protection,\" Lee said. \"Regrettably, we have seen designations that far exceed this directive, impacting millions of acres and the lives of many in the West. My bill aspires to bring clarity and balance to this process, honoring both our historic legacy and the voices of affected communities.\"\n\nThis legislation has received endorsements by the American Farm Bureau Foundation, National Cattlemen\u2019s Beef Association, Public Lands Council, American Forest Resource Council and Federal Forest Resource Coalition.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-risch-lee-introduce-legislation-to-combat-monument-overreach"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0051680728793144, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}