Motor vehicle rule for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area wiped out by federal lawmakers
Signed into lawH.J.Res. 60Latest action
Sponsor: Celeste Maloy · Representative · UT
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Official title: 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".
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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Congress canceled a 2025 National Park Service rule regulating motor vehicles at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Lake Powell.
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What does this do?
Congress used the to cancel a National Park Service rule that set regulations on motor vehicle use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona. The rule, published in early 2025, covered where and how people could drive off-road vehicles and operate motorized boats within the area. With the rule wiped out, the area reverts to whatever motor vehicle regulations existed before the National Park Service issued it.
Who does it affect?
Off-road vehicle users, boaters, campers, tour operators, and local communities in southern Utah and northern Arizona who rely on tourism from Glen Canyon are directly affected. National Park Service land managers must now operate without the guidance that rule would have provided.
Why does it matter?
The cancellation removes restrictions on motor vehicle and motorized boat use that the National Park Service had determined were necessary for the area. Federal managers lose a regulatory framework for overseeing vehicle access, and the area's management returns to its prior baseline rules.
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- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: the president signed it. It's law.Now law
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-13.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
Senate · · Roll call 239
As recorded
- Question
- On the H.J.Res. 60
- Result:
- Joint Resolution Passed
- 50
- Nay
- 43
- 0
- 7
Republicans 50 yes, 3 not voting · Democrats 41 no, 4 not voting · Independents 2 no
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Senate · · Roll call 236
As recorded
- Question
- On the H.J.Res. 60
- Result:
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- 53
- Nay
- 47
- 0
- 0
Republicans 53 yes · Democrats 45 no · Independents 2 no
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House · · Roll call 110
As recorded
- Question
- On Passage
- Result:
- Passed
- 219
- Nay
- 205
- 0
- 9
Republicans 217 yes, 3 not voting · Democrats 2 yes, 205 no, 6 not voting
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