HR 3853 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

Introduced Jun 6, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ruben Gallego D-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 10, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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. IntroducedJun 6, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

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 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2023 to Jul 25, 2024; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 6, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonJul 6, 2023
D-ILBill FosterAug 11, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibAug 11, 2023
D-CATed LieuNov 28, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterJan 3, 2024
D-PADwight EvansMay 22, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasJul 25, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2023
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Jul 10, 2023
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2023
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jun 9, 2023

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  2. Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  3. Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Jun 6, 2023Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

By Mr. GALLEGO: H.R. 3853 Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have the power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Forestry

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 98, June 6, 2023, page H2764.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 279Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021Reintroduction ofMay 11, 2022
S 1831Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023Identical billJun 6, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

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. Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House

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