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S 873 114th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Congressional tributes Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act

Introduced: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 9, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Sep 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. With written report No. 114-131.
Jul 30, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 10, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-338.
Mar 26, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2049-2050)
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act

Designates approximately 2,600,000 acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska as the "Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area."

What's happening now September 9, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.

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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 873: Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-873/
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