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HR 9600 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

The Range of Light National Monument Act

Introduced: December 15, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 15, 2022
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The Range of Light National Monument Act

This bill establishes the Range of Light National Monument as a unit of the National Park System in California, between Yosemite National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. The monument consists of approximately 1,427,750 acres of federal land and includes the entirety of Sierra National Forest.

The Department of the Interior shall

  • manage the public lands included in the monument area in a manner that protects and enhances the natural resources and values of the lands; and
  • prohibit the cutting, sale, harvest, or removal of timber and other vegetative material within the monument for commercial purposes or for biomass energy production.

Interior shall develop and apply an integrated visitor services plan for the monument.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 21, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Dec 21, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 15, 2022
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 15, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· Dec 15, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 15, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 15, 2022
McNerney, Jerry
· Dec 15, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Dec 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9600: The Range of Light National Monument Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9600/
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"H.R. 9600: The Range of Light National Monument Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9600/.
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H.R. 9600, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9600/.
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