# 119-hr-2645: Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act

119-hr-2645, Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2645
- Congress: 119
- Title: Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Time-limited Congressional approval**. This bill would make national monument designations and land reservations temporary unless Congress passes a law to extend or modify them within a short window. - Temporary validity: Any monument designated under the Antiquities Act or parcel reserved would last only until the earlier of six months after establishment or the last day of the sitting Congress unless extended by statute. - Long pause if not extended: If Congress does not extend or modify the designation in that period, land inside the monument boundaries may not be included in a national monument under the Act for 25 years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Short-term national monuments unless Congress acts: mixed, medium. If enacted, new national monuments and land set-asides would expire unless Congress passes a law to keep them. Each designation would last only until the earlier of 6 months after it starts or the end of that Congress. If Congress does not extend it, or rejects it, that land could not be added to a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2645 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2645)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2645 (as of 2025-12-20).