Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Latest action · Jun 18, 2024 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
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.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 20, 2023Markup Dec 14, 2023Reported Jun 18, 2024 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 12, 2023 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-184.
- Jun 18, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
- Dec 14, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jul 12, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
- Apr 20, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Apr 20, 2023Read 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 16, 2024S. 1254, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 14, 2023
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-285 | PENDING LEGISLATION478 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 12, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 455 | Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Reintroduction of | May 3, 2022 |
| HR 2765 | Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Identical bill | May 8, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
- 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.
- Jun 18, 2024Reported to Senate
- Apr 20, 2023Introduced 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.
