S 543 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge bill

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

Introduced Mar 5, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT

Latest action · Mar 5, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3194)

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.

IntroducedMar 5, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-FL	Bob Graham	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-NC	John Edwards	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Original	Mar 5, 2003
R-RI	Lincoln Chafee	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-MN	Mark Dayton	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-WA	Patty Murray	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-MD	Paul S. Sarbanes	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-OR	Ron Wyden	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold	Original	Mar 5, 2003
D-IA	Tom Harkin	Original	Mar 5, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Environment and Public Works Committee	Referred Mar 5, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3194)
Mar 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3194)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S3915	Richard J. Durbin D-IL	Mar 19, 2003
Senate	Debate and remarks S3194Text printed S3194	Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (text)	Mar 5, 2003

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.

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
S. Hrg. 108-424	WHAT'S DRIVING HEALTH CARE COSTS AND THE UNINSURED?123 pages	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Jan 28, 2004

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
RL32838	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Votes and Legislative Actions, 96th-114th Congresses Archived	Report	Jul 30, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Popular Titles: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate

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