To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.

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Timeline

1. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 December 2017

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 December 2017

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 12 December 2017

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

   Source: Committee

8. 13 December 2017

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.

   Source: Committee

9. 13 December 2017

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 16 November 2018

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 805.

    Source: Calendars

11. 16 November 2018

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032.

    Source: Committee

12. 16 November 2018

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported in House · 16 November 2018 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 2 March 2017 · Official file

Documents

5 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 November 2018

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 16 November 2018

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 March 2017

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Sponsors

• Tom McClintock · R · Sponsor
• Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
• Bruce Westerman · R · Sponsor
• Stevan Pearce · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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