Senator Lee has advocated for years against presidential abuses of the Antiquities Act. Below is a non-comprehensive list of actions Senator Lee has taken to prevent the unilateral designation of national monuments in Utah.
- Bishop, Chaffetz, Hatch, Lee Introduce Bill to Protect Utah from Presidential Monument Designations June 14, 2011
- Stewart, Colleagues Urge Secretary Salazar to Release Federal Lands in Utah February 7, 2013
- Giving Americans a Voice in Land Management Decisions February 2, 2016
- Utah Elected Officials Request Meeting with President Obama Lawmakers express strong opposition to national monument designation in Utah April 29, 2016
- Lee Announces Senate Field Hearing in Utah on Public Lands Management July 14, 2016
- Lee, Herbert, Bishop Issue Joint Statement After Bears Ears Hearing August 1, 2016
- Voices of Central and Southern Utah August 15, 2016
- Utah Delegation, Gov. Herbert, Release Joint Statement in Opposition of Monument Designation in Utah September 21, 2016
- Preventing Abuse of the Antiquities Act September 23, 2016
- Why Obama shouldn’t unilaterally declare a Bears Ears monument December 13, 2016
- Sen. Lee Pledges To Fight Obama’s San Juan County Land Grab December 28, 2016
- Sen. Lee Pledges To Fight Obama’s San Juan County Land Grab December 28, 2016
- Floor Speech on Bears Ears National Monument January 5, 2017
- Sen. Lee Thanks President Trump Beginning Monument Review April 26, 2017
- Sen. Lee Commends Sec. Zinke on Bears Ears National Monument Interim Report June 12, 2017
- Reversing Antiquities Act Abuse June 16, 2017
- Executive Abuse of the Antiquities Act October 4, 2017
- Sen. Lee Thanks President Trump for First Step in Protecting Utah’s Rural Communities December 4, 2017
- A Big Win for Utah’s Rural Communities December 8, 2017
- This bill will protect rural Utahns from abuses of the Antiquities Act June 11, 2018
- Honoring the Founders Promise on Federal Lands June 29, 2018
- Towards A Better Land Deal in Utah December 21, 2018
- Protecting Our Rural Communities January 11, 2019
- 116th Public Lands Package February 11, 2019
- Myth vs. Fact for February Lands Package February 11, 2019
- This bill is not the right move for Utah lands February 22, 2019
- Delegation Letter March 5, 2020
- Sens. Lee and Romney Introduce the Protect Utah’s Rural Economy (PURE) Act January 25, 2021
- Sen Lee questions Secretary of the Interior nominee Debra Haaland., Feb 23, 2021
- Utah Delegation Meets with Interior Officials on Bears Ears, Grand Staircase Monument Concerns March 11, 2021
- Utah Delegation, State Officials Welcome Interior Secretary Haaland’s Decision to Visit Utah March 17, 2021
- Post-Visit Letter To Sec Haaland April 15,201
- Floor Remarks on State Water Rights Amendment April 29, 2021
- Delegation Letter on Utah Monuments June 9, 2021
- Senator Lee Introduces More than 100 Amendments to Democrat Budget Bill August 10, 2021
