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HR 5999 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Arctic and polar regions Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

Introduced: February 27, 2020 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

This bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

What's happening now March 5, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2461 Related bill Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5999: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5999/
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"H.R. 5999: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5999/.
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H.R. 5999, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5999/.
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