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HR 1239 106th Congress House

Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997

Official title: To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.

Introduced: March 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AlaskaWilderness areas
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E532)
Mar 23, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 5, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 24 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 27, 2000
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 27, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 17, 2000
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Oct 4, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 5, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 5, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 19, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 19, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 23, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 23, 1999
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 23, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 23, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 23, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 23, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1999
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Mar 23, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 23, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 23, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1999
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 23, 1999
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 23, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1239/
MLA
"H.R. 1239: Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1239/.
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H.R. 1239, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1239/.
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