Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit, respectively, certain documents and other information to the House of Representatives relating to the executive order on the review of designations under the Antiquities Act.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 93.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 4, 2017

Requests the President and directs the Department of the Interior to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents and communications that refer or relate to Executive Order 13792, dated April 26, 2017, which requires Interior to review designations or expansions of certain national monuments under the Antiquities Act since 1996.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · D–AZ

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Natural Resources Committee

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Oct 23, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
Oct 23, 2017
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-364.
Oct 23, 2017
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-364.
Oct 11, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
Oct 11, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 4, 2017
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/555

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/555

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/555

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Discuss H.Res.555, 115th Congress: Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit, respectively, certain documents and other information to the House of Representatives relating to the executive order on the review of designations under the Antiquities Act.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/555

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2017-10-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres555/BILLS-115hres555rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:42:37Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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