S 1831 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

Introduced Jun 6, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Maria Cantwell D-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 6, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 6, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot 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 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2023 to Nov 13, 2023; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalJun 6, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJun 6, 2023
D-MNTina SmithNov 13, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 6, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 877Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021Reintroduction ofMar 22, 2021
HR 3853Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023Identical billJul 10, 2023

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 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 Senate

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