H.R. 10669, Extractive Industry Land Access Expansion. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 10669 · Net cost
What it does
This bill requires Congress to approve any federal land withdrawal exceeding 5,000 acres, with narrow exceptions for temporary orders (≤5 years) and national security. It also caps new national monuments at 640 acres, requires owner consent for private land within monument boundaries, and redefines what qualifies as a monument-eligible object to exclude natural features and ecosystems, focusing instead on human-made artifacts and fossils.
The analysis names mining companies — and 4 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
The 50-mile separation requirement between monuments effectively prevents protection of contiguous ecosystems or migration corridors, fragmenting conservation strategy.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 72%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Paul Gosar. Cosponsored by Addison McDowell, Eli Crane, Harriet Hageman and Lauren Boebert.
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