United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6155 (114th)
Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016
Introduced
22 September 2016
Last action
19 October 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sponsors
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the Wilderness Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service) and the Department of the Interior (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) from adopting, amending, or enforcing, any regulations, policies, or guidance that would delay federal, state, or local emergency response personnel from entering into a wilderness area or wilderness study area to respond to an emergency. Any entrance by federal, state, or local emergency response personnel into a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency shall be reported to the appropriate Department within 24 hours of the time at which such personnel first entered such area.
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Timeline
22 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 October 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Source: Committee
19 October 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 September 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6155
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6155
- us · 114-hr-6155 · source updated 12 August 2025