US SB2461 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Title
Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5999 (Related) 2020-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Subjects
Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Arctic and polar regions
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2461/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2461/BILLS-116s2461is.pdf |
