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Read. Follow. Verify.Arizona Legislature urges U.S. Congress to maintain and support state national monuments
Last action · February 17, 2026: House Second ReadingSponsors: Mae Peshlakai and 17 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a urging the United States Congress to continue supporting and recognizing the economic, cultural, and recreational value of Arizona's 19 national monuments. The measure highlights the role of protected public lands in driving tourism, sustaining local gateway communities, and preserving sacred and historical sites.
The memorial serves as an official formal request from the state legislature to federal lawmakers regarding the ongoing management and protection of 3.719 million acres of federally managed lands in Arizona.
- State legislative memorials are formal resolutions sent by a state legislature to federal officials or Congress to express the official stance of the state on federal policy matters. context
- The Antiquities Act of 1906 grants the President of the United States authority to proclaim national monuments on federal lands to protect historic, prehistoric, or scientific features. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
gateway communities
Local businesses and municipalities near national monuments rely on tourism, lodging, and recreation visitors for economic activity.
tribal nations
Protected national monument lands encompass ancestral sites, cultural resources, and traditional practices sacred to indigenous communities.
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This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorHouse Second Reading
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Reading
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