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HR 4849 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Licensing and registrations Livestock Parks, recreation areas, trails Travel and tourism Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act

Introduced: April 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-128.
Jun 5, 2012
Signed by President.
May 29, 2012
Presented to President.
May 18, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 2012
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H3147-3148)
May 18, 2012
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H3147-3148)
May 18, 2012
Mr. Bishop (UT) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H3147-3148)
May 17, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 17, 2012
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 17, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 17, 2012
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3292)
May 8, 2012
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 394.
May 7, 2012
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 27, 2012
Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent that in the engrossment of H.R. 4849, the Clerk be authorized to make the change placed at the desk as follows: In Section 2(b)(1), strike "C 90-4621" and insert instead "C 09-4621". (consideration: CR H2252)
Apr 27, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 27, 2012
On passage Passed without objection.
Apr 27, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Apr 27, 2012
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2227-2228; text of measure as introduced: CR H2228)
Apr 27, 2012
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Apr 27, 2012
RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Mr. George Miller (CA) reserved the right to object and was recognized to proceed under his reservation. Subsequently the reservation was withdrawn.
Apr 27, 2012
Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Apr 26, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 26, 2012
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,112 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to May 17, 2012
HAMDT 1,033 — Manager's amendment makes technical and clarifying changes to the bill. Agreed to Apr 27, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act - Directs, the Secretary of the Interior, until the date on which the Secretary completes any analysis and determination required under the Wilderness Act, to continue to issue authorizations to provide commercial services for commercial stock operations (including commercial use authorizations and concession contracts) within any area designated as wilderness in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California at use levels determined to be appropriate.

Requires the Secretary to complete a wilderness stewardship plan for the Parks.

Terminates the authority of the Secretary to issue authorizations under this Act on the earlier of: (1) when the Secretary begins issuing authorizations to provide commercial services for commercial stock operations within any such areas, as provided in a record of decision issued according to the wilderness stewardship plan; or (2) four years after enactment of this Act.

What's happening now June 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-128.

 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 26, 2012
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 26, 2012
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 26, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4849: Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4849/
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