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HR 279 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Roads and highways

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

Introduced: January 15, 2021 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

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 11, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 877 Identical bill Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 82
All 82 Democratic 71
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jun 7, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · May 10, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 23, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 28, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 28, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 15, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Apr 12, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 22, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Feb 5, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jan 28, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 15, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Jan 15, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 15, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 12, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Jan 12, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 12, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 12, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 12, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 12, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-279/
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"H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-279/.
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H.R. 279, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-279/.
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