Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The bill also designates (1) specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas; (2) segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and (3) specified areas as wildland recovery areas. The Department of Agriculture shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area.
A specified panel of independent scientists shall study roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land is also prohibited.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 22, 2019 to Nov 16, 2020; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 22, 2019 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 16, 2020 |
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 Feb 22, 2019 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 22, 2019Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 33, February 22, 2019, page H2047.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41610 | Wilderness: Issues and Legislation | Report | Oct 12, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1755 | Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 12, 2021 |
| HR 2135 | Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act | Reintroduction of | May 2, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Freedom of information
- Government information and archives
- Idaho
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Montana
- Oregon
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Roads and highways
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Wyoming
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
