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HR 39 102th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Wilderness areas

To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates specified lands in Alaska as the Arctic Coastal Plain Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

What's happening now February 4, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 13, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 27, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 27, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 27, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 3, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 3, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 39: To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-39/
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"H.R. 39: To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-39/.
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H.R. 39, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-39/.
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