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H.R. 4234 (95th)

Endangered American Wilderness Act

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Introduced

1 March 1977

Last action

1 March 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Byron, Goodloe E. [D-MD-6], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13], Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12]

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2 September 2025

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Summary

Endangered American Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands in the following national forests as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Tongass National Forest, Alaska; (2) Coronado National Forest, Arizona; (3) Inyo and Sequoia National Forests, California; (4) Los Padres National Forest, California; (5) Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado; (6) Cibola National Forest, New Mexico; (7) Willamette National Forest, Oregon; (8) Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon; (9) Wasatch and Uinta National Forests, Utah; and (10) Umatilla National Forest, Washington and Oregon. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review the feasibility and suitability of designating as wilderness specified lands in the following national forests: (1) Coronado National Forest, Arizona; (2) Rio Grande and Gunnison National Forests, Colorado; (3) Lolo and Kootenai National Forests, Montana; (4) Santa Fe and Carson National Forests, New Mexico; and (5) Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. Includes specified lands in the Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon, in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area.

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Timeline

  1. 1 March 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 March 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 March 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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