Southern Arizona Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5393 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5393

To nullify Presidential Proclamation 7320 and restrict the designation 
               of national monuments in southern Arizona.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2025

 Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To nullify Presidential Proclamation 7320 and restrict the designation 
               of national monuments in southern Arizona.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Arizona Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON USE OF ANTIQUITIES ACT IN CERTAIN AREAS IN 
              ARIZONA.

    (a) Nullification of Presidential Proclamation.--Presidential 
Proclamation 7320 of June 9, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 37259, relating to the 
establishment of the Ironwood Forest National Monument), shall have no 
force of effect.
    (b) Restriction on Future Monument Designations.--No extension or 
establishment of national monuments within the area generally depicted 
as ``Ironwood Forest National Monument'' on the map titled ``Ironwood 
Forest National Monument'' and dated June 12, 2000, may be undertaken 
except by express authorization of Congress.
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