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.
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 May 9, 2019Markup Dec 5, 2019Reported Feb 4, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 28, 2019Hearings Jul 10, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-388.
- Feb 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 11.
- Jul 10, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 4, 2020H.R. 2642, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3681.
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 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1285 | Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Mar 13, 2017 |
| 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 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
