S. 1519 119th Congress Senate

Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Introduced: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Apr 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION
for ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 22

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Dec 10, 2025

Alsobrooks, Angela D.

Maryland · Jul 17, 2025

Welch, Peter

Vermont · May 7, 2025

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2025

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Apr 29, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Apr 29, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Apr 29, 2025

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Apr 29, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Apr 29, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Apr 29, 2025

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Apr 29, 2025

Murray, Patty

Washington · Apr 29, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Apr 29, 2025

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Apr 29, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 29, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Apr 29, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Apr 29, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Apr 29, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Apr 29, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2025

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Apr 29, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Apr 29, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1519: Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1519/

MLA

"S. 1519: Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1519/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 1519, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1519/.

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