119th Congress
S. 2262
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Introduced
- Jul 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (4)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Added later (3)
- Steve Daines (R-MT) · Jul 14, 2025
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Jul 21, 2025
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Jul 23, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to modify its public comment system by (1) only considering public comments from U.S. citizens; and (2) deterring attempts at public involvement via artificial intelligence (AI), such as AI bots, by establishing and implementing a Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA test).
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 17, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. - Dec 2, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237. - Jul 10, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318) - Jul 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate