Senate votes to repeal Glen Canyon vehicle rule finalized in January 2025
Placed on the calendarS.J.Res. 30Latest action
Sponsor: John R. Curtis · Senator · UT
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Official title: A joint resolution 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
Introduced:
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SJRES 30 would nullify a Jan. 2025 National Park Service rule on motor vehicles at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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What does this do?
SJRES 30 uses the to cancel a National Park Service rule finalized in January 2025 governing motor vehicle use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans parts of Utah and Arizona. If passed by both chambers and signed by the president, the rule would be permanently voided and could not be reinstated in the same form.
Who does it affect?
Two Utah senators introduced the resolution, suggesting constituents objected to the rule's vehicle access provisions. The measure directly affects visitors, off-road vehicle users, motorized boaters, nearby communities dependent on recreation and tourism, federal land managers, and conservationists who supported the original rule.
Why does it matter?
Eliminating the rule would remove whatever vehicle access restrictions the National Park Service put in place in January 2025, with effects on how the recreation area can be used going forward. Conservationists and federal land managers who supported the rule would lose the protections it established, and the agency could not reimpose the same rule if this resolution becomes law.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Mar 4, 2025
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 19.