S. 2262Senate bill · 119th CongressReported by committeePublic Lands and Natural Resources

American Voices in Federal Lands Act

Sponsored byJohn BarrassoR-WYIntroduced Jul 10, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Dec 17, 2025) — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be with an favorably.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Jul 10, 2025

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).

Face Value

as introduced
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How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out

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