S. 2042
119th Congress
Senate
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Official title: A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Forests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationRoads and highways
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Jun 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
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Bill text
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- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
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- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
- DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
- SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
- TROUT UNLIMITED
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Bureau of Reclamation
- U.S. Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Cosponsors
30
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Murphy, Christopher
D
Kim, Andy
D
Reed, Jack
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Kaine, Tim
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Kelly, Mark
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Luján, Ben Ray
D
Alsobrooks, Angela D.
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Warner, Mark R.
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murray, Patty
D
Padilla, Alex
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Smith, Tina
D
Welch, Peter
D
Wyden, Ron
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2042: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2042/
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