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S. 820 (115th)

A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

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Introduced

4 April 2017

Last action

4 April 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

Edward Markey, Michael Bennet, Charles Schumer, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Van Hollen, Patty Murray, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Maria Cantwell, Ron Wyden, Sheldon Whitehouse, Gary Peters, Tammy Baldwin, Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Martin Heinrich, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Christopher Murphy, Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Richard Durbin, Bernie Sanders, Tammy Duckworth, John Reed, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11], Maggie Hassan, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Brian Schatz, Tina Smith

Subjects

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Source updated

14 January 2025

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Summary

This bill amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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Timeline

  1. 4 April 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

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