Congress blocks motor vehicle limits at Glen Canyon recreation area
H.J.Res. 60 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". · Filed by Celeste Maloy (R-UT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to block a National Park Service rule that regulates motor vehicle use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Congress votes to disapprove the rule, which means it is nullified and cannot be enforced.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution that blocks an NPS motor vehicle regulation at a specific national recreation area. It uses the CRA's expedited process to overturn an agency rule without substantive debate.
What the text implies
- Disapproving the rule may increase recreational vehicle traffic, noise, and environmental degradation at Glen Canyon, affecting visitor experience and ecosystem health for future users.
- The CRA process prevents the NPS from re-issuing a substantially similar rule without new congressional action, effectively locking in the deregulated status.
- Motor vehicle interests (ATV/off-road vehicle manufacturers, rental operators, tour companies) benefit from unrestricted access; conservation groups and quiet-recreation users lose protections.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The rule being blocked appears designed to manage environmental or safety impacts of motor vehicles in a protected recreation area. Disapproving it removes that protection, likely increasing noise, pollution, and wear on the landscape that ordinary visitors and future generations will experience.
Who stands to gain
- off-road vehicle manufacturers
- ATV rental and tour operators
- recreational vehicle dealers
Named in the bill
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Congressional Review Act, 90 Fed. Reg. 2621
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Feb 21, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 21, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Apr 29, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 205 (Roll no. 110). (text: CR H1706)”
- May 8, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 43. Record Vote Number: 239”
- May 16, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- May 23, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-13”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Sep 2025 to Sep 2025. Those filings disclosed $365,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 26 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Celeste Maloy, the sponsor, reported $716,075 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Specialty Equipment Market Association — $365,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through May 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,129 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Sep 2025 to Sep 2025. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through May 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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