S 231 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

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

Introduced Jan 14, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 14, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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. IntroducedJan 14, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2009 to Nov 18, 2010; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJan 14, 2009
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-COMark UdallOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJan 14, 2009
D-DEEdward E. KaufmanMar 6, 2009
D-COMichael F. BennetApr 20, 2010
D-ORJeff MerkleyNov 18, 2010

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Jan 14, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 14, 2009Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 14, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S389)
  3. Jan 14, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S389Joseph I. Lieberman I-CTJan 14, 2009

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 111-1043PROTECTING YOUTHS IN AN ONLINE WORLD80 pagesCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeJul 15, 2010

Titles 1

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.

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. Jan 14, 2009Introduced in Senate

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