HR 3757 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act

Introduced Oct 4, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 11, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 4, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act - Designates specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, as wilderness areas or components of the National Wilderness Reservation System.

Provides with respect to specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest for: (1) designation as Land Use Designation II lands; (2) designation as restoration lands; and (3) designation as special management areas.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers specified waters in the Tongass National Forest.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2007 to Jun 4, 2008; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-MABarney FrankOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CALois CappsOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-ILPhil HareOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalOct 4, 2007
D-NCBrad MillerOct 5, 2007
D-ILRahm EmanuelOct 9, 2007
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOct 15, 2007
R-CTChristopher ShaysOct 15, 2007
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 15, 2007
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyOct 22, 2007
D-WABrian BairdOct 23, 2007
D-NCDavid E. PriceNov 6, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyNov 6, 2007
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 6, 2008
D-CABob FilnerJun 4, 2008

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Oct 4, 2007
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Oct 11, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 11, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  2. Oct 4, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Oct 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL33484National Park Management ArchivedReportAug 15, 2008

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 the Tongass National Forest in Alaska through the designation of additional wilderness areas, Land Use Designation II management areas, restoration areas, special management areas, and components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Short Titles as Introduced
Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 4, 2007Introduced in House

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