Resolutions to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) have been introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02). Once either chamber of Congress takes up the legislation, we’ll post live updates as they consider this legislation, with the most current information at the top of this webpage (as well as a link to watch the proceedings live). If you haven’t already, review our actions you can take to defend the Monument. A timeline and additional information can be found below.
(All times are MT. These updates come from SUWA staff and our best interpretations of proceedings)
Live Updates
Timeline:
- March 4, 2026 – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02) – introduced joint resolutions to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act (CRA). If both chambers of Congress pass the measure by simple majority votes, the plan – which sets expectations for how these remarkable public lands will be managed for recreation, camping and outdoor access, collaboration with Tribal Nations, dark night skies, grazing, and other uses – will be undone and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be barred from issuing another plan that is “substantially the same” in the future.
- February 26, 2026 – Senator Mike Lee formally begun the process to fast-track the destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument byadding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) opinion regarding the Monument’s Management Plan to the Congressional Record (see page 51). Conservation groups began sounding the the alarm regarding the GAO opinion, requested by Rep. Maloy, on January 22, 2026.
- January 7, 2025 – Following two and a half years of work, anew Monument Management Plan was finalized for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. As a part of that work, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) engaged in extensive outreach to Tribal Nations, the State of Utah, local governments, stakeholders (including outfitters and guides, ranchers, local utilities), and the public. During the planning process, BLM received overwhelming support from throughout Utah and the nation for a holistic, conservation-based management plan worthy of this remarkable place.
Additional information about the CRA:
In March 2026, the elected officials behind 2025’s failed public lands sell-off attempts – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02) – introduced a joint resolution to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
If both chambers of Congress pass the measure by simple majority votes, the plan – which sets expectations for how these remarkable public lands will be managed for recreation, camping and outdoor access, collaboration with Tribal Nations, dark night skies, grazing, and other uses – will be undone and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be barred from issuing another plan that is “substantially the same” in the future. This would be a devastating blow to the monument and could turn it into a wildly different place. We cannot let this happen.
