Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Utah Delegation Welcomes President Trump’s Monument Proclamation

July 20, 2026

Washington, D.C. — The Utah federal delegation welcomes President Trump’s action modifying the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This decision represents a return to an appropriate application of the Antiquities Act as Congress intended. When Congress passed the Antiquities Act in 1906, it authorized presidents to protect historic and scientific objects by […]