America's Wilderness Protection Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that any area released from Wilderness Study Area status shall revert to the land use status the area had immediately before its designation, and shall not be studied again regarding wilderness designation.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2002 to Jul 9, 2002; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-UT | James V. Hansen | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Original | Apr 30, 2002 |
| R-NM | Joe Skeen | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | May 15, 2002 | |
| D-LA | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jul 9, 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 Apr 30, 2002Markup Jul 10, 2002Reported Jul 25, 2002 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2002Hearings Jun 6, 2002Discharged Jul 10, 2002 | |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2002Discharged Jul 10, 2002 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-613.
- Jul 25, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.
- Jul 10, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 10, 2002Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 10, 2002Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 22, 2002H.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002</p>
- Jul 22, 2002H.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-123 | H.R. 3815, H.R. 4141 AND H.R. 4620101 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 6, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To accelerate the wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America's Wilderness Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- America's Wilderness Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2002Reported in House
- Apr 30, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
