S. 2262

119th Congress

In Committee

American Voices in Federal Lands Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]WY· Introduced 10 July 2025
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Cosponsors

4

Actions

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Amendments

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

17 December 2025·7 months ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 10 February 2026

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).  

Timeline

4 actions

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    17 December 2025 · Committee

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

    2 December 2025 · Committee

  3. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)

    10 July 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in Senate

    10 July 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

7 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]WY

Cosponsors

  • Republican7100%

Classification

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Legislative subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of AgricultureLand use and conservationPublic participation and lobbying

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 4 on 10 July 2025 to 7 on 23 July 2025.

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