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H.R. 1612 119th Congress House

Flatside Wilderness Additions Act

Official title: To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: J. French Hill Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ArkansasForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 14, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 13, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1967)
May 13, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1967)
May 13, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1612.
May 13, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1966-1969)
May 13, 2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now October 27, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flatside Wilderness Additions Act

This bill adds specified lands to the Flatside Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The bill also redesignates the wilderness as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1612: Flatside Wilderness Additions Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1612/
MLA
"H.R. 1612: Flatside Wilderness Additions Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1612/.
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H.R. 1612, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1612/.
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