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HR 4620 107th Congress House

America's Wilderness Protection Act

Official title: To accelerate the wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2002 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CongressLand useLegislationWilderness areas
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.
Jul 25, 2002
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-613.
Jul 10, 2002
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
Jul 10, 2002
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 10, 2002
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 10, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2002
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Jun 6, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
May 7, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 7, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Apr 30, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 30, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
America's Wilderness Protection Act - Releases all areas with wilderness study area status on this Act's enactment date from such status on the earlier of: (1) the date the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the area is not suitable for wilderness designation; (2) ten years after this Act's enactment; or (3) the date the area is designated as wilderness by Congress.

Releases any area that is given wilderness study area status after this Act's enactment from such status on the earlier of: (1) the date such Secretary determines that the area is not suitable for wilderness designation; (2) ten years after the date the area was given such status; or (3) the date that the area is designated as wilderness by Congress.

Provides for the reversion of any area that is released from wilderness study area status to the land use status such area had immediately before and prohibits it from being studied again regarding wilderness designation.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 11, 2002
TAUZIN, W.
· May 15, 2002
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 9, 2002
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 30, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4620: America's Wilderness Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4620/
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"H.R. 4620: America's Wilderness Protection Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4620/.
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H.R. 4620, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4620/.
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