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HR 900 105th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Wilderness areas

Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E393)
Mar 4, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997 - Designates specified lands in Alaska as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

What's happening now March 5, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E393)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 531 Text similarities A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Independent 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 9, 1998
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 3, 1998
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 4, 1998
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 10, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 1, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 16, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 16, 1997
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 16, 1997
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 16, 1997
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 12, 1997
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 27, 1997
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 27, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 27, 1997
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 27, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 27, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 900: Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-900/
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"H.R. 900: Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-900/.
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