Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 11, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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 8, 2005
- 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 93
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Jun 13, 2006; 75 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 13, 2006 |
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 Mar 8, 2005 |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2005Referred 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 2005
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.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
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