Limits public comments on Bureau of Land Management rules to U.S. citizens and requires a CAPTCHA process to deter artificial intelligence from taking part in public involvement on those lands.

Official title: American Voices in Federal Lands Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 10-JUL-2025

Referred 10-JUL-2025

Approved by committee 17-DEC-2025

Key points

Allows the Interior Secretary to consider only public comments from citizens of the United States when writing rules for Bureau of Land Management lands.
Requires the Secretary to set up and use a CAPTCHA process to deter artificial intelligence from taking part in public involvement.
Requires rules for public lands and National Forest System land to follow standard Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking, without the exemption for matters involving public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.
Keeps existing land rules in place until new rules are adopted, to the extent practicable.

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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (2)

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor John Barrasso (R-WY) Cosponsors · 7

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7 Republicans

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