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S 1311 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Roads and highways

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019

This bill bars the Department of Agriculture from allowing the construction of roads, the reconstruction of roads, or logging in an inventoried roadless area where those activities are prohibited by the Roadless Rule (i.e., certain federal regulations relating to roadless area management).

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2491 Identical bill Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 18, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 2, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 2, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 2, 2019
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 2, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 2, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 2, 2019
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 2, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 2, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 2, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 2, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 2, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 2, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 2, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1311: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1311/
MLA
"S. 1311: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1311/.
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S. 1311, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1311/.
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[S. 1311: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1311/)
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