Washington reps move again to protect Devils Tower name

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso have resubmitted a bill that would protect the name of Devils Tower National Monument.

The bill, which was introduced on January 22 and has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, would designate the monument as “Devils Tower” and commands that it shall be referred to as such in any law, map, regulation, document, paper or record.

Senator Mike Enzi first introduced the bill, along with Barrasso, in 2015, at which time Lummis introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

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