S 1349 119th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Mining Nevada Oil and gas Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Ruby Mountains Protection Act

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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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 3

Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and …
Open Business Meeting Jul 16, 2026 · 9:30 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Business meeting to consider S.140, to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands,…
Open Business Meeting Jun 10, 2026 · 9:30 AM EDT · Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearings to examine S.462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, S.1349, to wi…
Meeting Feb 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM EST · Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 3

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Cosponsors 1

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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