Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
This bill designates (1) certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness.
The bill designates as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington
- Elwha River,
- Dungeness River,
- Big Quilcene River,
- Dosewallips River,
- Duckabush River,
- Hamma Hamma River,
- South Fork Skokomish River,
- Middle Fork Satsop River,
- West Fork Satsop River,
- Wynoochee River,
- East Fork Humptulips River,
- West Fork Humptulips River,
- Quinault River,
- Queets River,
- Hoh River,
- Bogachiel River,
- South Fork Calawah River,
- Sol Duc River, and
- Lyre River.
The Department of Agriculture may take necessary measures to control fire, insects, and diseases in the wilderness areas designated by this bill.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
- Feb 4, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-388.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1382 | Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Identical bill | May 9, 2019 |
| HR 2546 | Protecting America’s Wilderness Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2020Reported in House
- May 9, 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.