119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 10, 2025
American Voices in Federal Lands Act
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Latest action (Dec 17, 2025): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jul 10, 2025)
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).
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)
Introduced in Senate
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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of Agriculture · Land use and conservation · Public participation and lobbying
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BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 27, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$5,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al Management Area Act, S. 2016, Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025, S. 1470, Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act, S. 2262, American Voices in Federal Lands Act, S. 1363, New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act, H.J. Res. 140, c…
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