S 2262

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).  

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Cosponsors

7

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

2025-07-10

Latest action

2025-12-17: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee referrals

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2025-12-17
• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-07-10

Recent actions

• 2025-12-17: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• 2025-12-02: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
• 2025-07-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4317-4318)
• 2025-07-10: Introduced in Senate