Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019
Latest action · May 2, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 2, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019
This bill bars the Department of Agriculture from allowing the construction of roads, the reconstruction of roads, or logging in an inventoried roadless area where those activities are prohibited by the Roadless Rule (i.e., certain federal regulations relating to roadless area management).
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to Nov 18, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Oct 26, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Nov 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46505 | The Alaska Roadless Rule: Eliminating Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) in the Tongass National Forest | Report | Feb 3, 2021 |
| R46504 | Forest Service Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) | Report | Aug 28, 2020 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 877 | Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 22, 2021 |
| HR 2491 | Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 20, 2019 |
| S 3333 | Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Aug 1, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
