Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001
Latest action · Sep 25, 2001 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides with respect to specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, for: (1) a wilderness designation study; (2) designation as Land Use Designation II lands; (3) designation as restoration lands; and (4) designation as special management areas.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate, or study for designation, as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers specified waters in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests, Alaska.
Cosponsors 126
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2001 to Nov 12, 2002; 78 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MN | Bill Luther | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NC | Eva M. Clayton | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OH | Tony P. Hall | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Sep 25, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Oct 11, 2001 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 11, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Nov 1, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | Nov 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Nov 27, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Horn | Nov 28, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 29, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Dec 6, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 6, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 6, 2001 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jan 23, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jan 23, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Jan 29, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 12, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Feb 13, 2002 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Feb 27, 2002 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Mar 5, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 5, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Bob Clement | Mar 12, 2002 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 18, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 20, 2002 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jun 13, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 18, 2002 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 18, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 18, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 20, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Richard A. Gephardt | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 5, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 9, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Oct 1, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Oct 8, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 28, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 12, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2001 |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Sep 25, 2001Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Sep 20, 2001Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide additional protections for National Forest System lands in Alaska through the designation of wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, Land Use Designation II management areas, restoration areas, special management areas, and additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alaska
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Forest clearcutting
- Forest conservation
- Forest ecology
- Forest management
- Forest roads
- Geothermal resources
- Lakes
- Land use
- Maps
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining leases
- National forests
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Stream conservation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water Resources Development
- Water rights
- Wild rivers
- Wilderness areas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2001Introduced in House
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