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H.R. 2491 113th Congress House

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013

Official title: To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the Stat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Lakes and riversLand transfersOregonRoads and highwaysWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jun 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4 Jobs for America Act
  • S 1414 Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance Act
  • S 1784 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 25, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2491: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2491/
MLA
"H.R. 2491: Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2491/.
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H.R. 2491, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2491/.
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