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S. 1831 118th Congress Senate

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationRoads and highways
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Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 6, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023

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).
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3853 Identical bill Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 13, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 6, 2023
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 6, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 6, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 6, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 6, 2023
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 6, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jun 6, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 6, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 6, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2023
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 6, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 6, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1831: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1831/
MLA
"S. 1831: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1831/.
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S. 1831, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1831/.
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