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H.R. 6155 (114th)

Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Agriculture

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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 22 September 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 September 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 3 October 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Source: Committee

  6. 19 October 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2016

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    Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2016

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