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HR 1153 108th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congress Land use Legislation Wilderness areas

America's Wilderness Protection Act

Introduced: March 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E408)
Mar 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Mar 6, 2003
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1153: America's Wilderness Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1153/
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"H.R. 1153: America's Wilderness Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1153/.
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H.R. 1153, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1153/.
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