S 2262 119th Congress Senate In Committee

American Voices in Federal Lands Act

Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · Dec 17, 2025

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Legislative Summary

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).

Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Sponsor

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Independent · WY

Cosponsors (7)

Sen. Lummis Sen. Crapo Sen. Risch Sen. Curtis Sen. Daines Sen. Sheehy Sen. Sullivan

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