HR 608 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act

Latest action · Oct 25, 2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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. IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act - Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, which shall be considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers in Washington as scenic and/or wild rivers.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 10, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 10, 2011
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalFeb 10, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 10, 2011
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalFeb 10, 2011

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 10, 2011
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 15, 2011Hearings Oct 25, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Feb 15, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  3. Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
  4. Feb 10, 2011Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States) and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H681.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-75H.R. 41, H.R. 113, H.R. 490, H.R. 608, H.R. 977, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1413 AND H.R. 205074 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeOct 25, 2011

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 322Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection ActIdentical billJan 13, 2012

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection 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. Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House

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