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In general, Congress must legislate the creation or acquisition of new public lands, such as national parks; however, under the 1906 Antiquities Act, also known as the National Monuments Act, the president may designate new national monuments without congressional authorization if the monument is on federally-owned land.
The 2022 elections were the first to be based on the congressional districts which were defined based on the 2020 United States census. [3] Each state is responsible for the redistricting of districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division.
In 2008, Fred Girod of the Oregon House of Representatives sought federal designation of the area as a national park via a house joint memorial to the United States Congress, but the bill died in committee. [77] Silver Falls State Park and the Early Environmental Movement, Oregon Historical Society, 2011: Sonoran Desert National Park Arizona ...
The current congressional plan that led to a 7-7 split was the result of trial judges who declared that lawmakers had failed to comply fully with a February 2022 ruling by the state Supreme Court ...
Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order.
Draft maps were released then on November 21, and final maps were submitted to the California Secretary of State on December 27, 2021. [15] The new districts are considered "enacted" as of December 27, 2021. However, there was a 90-day period for a referendum petition to be filed to prevent the maps from becoming effective.
The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature after a different federal judge blocked a map from 2022. An appeal of Tuesday’s ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court is ...