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S. 1349 119th Congress Senate

Ruby Mountains Protection Act

Official title: A bill to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws.

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, treesLand transfersMiningNevada
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Oil and gasWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Apr 8, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now February 12, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

 Hearings & markups 5
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 6

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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 8, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1349: Ruby Mountains Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1349/
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"S. 1349: Ruby Mountains Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1349/.
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S. 1349, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1349/.
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[S. 1349: Ruby Mountains Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1349/)
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