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S. 446 119th Congress Senate

A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources FloridaParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably and an amendment to the title.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably and an amendment to the title.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Park Service currently manages Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres. 

In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural preserves typically allow some development activities, such as hunting or oil and gas exploration.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1192 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wild…
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 446: A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-446/
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"S. 446: A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-446/.
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S. 446, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-446/.
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[S. 446: A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-446/)
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