American Voices in Federal Lands Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedJul 10, 2025
ReportedDec 17, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 62 words.
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).
Context
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 277 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 348 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of AgricultureLand use and conservationPublic participation and lobbying
- 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]