S 945 119th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources California Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Oregon Parks, recreation areas, trails Wetlands Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Dec 2, 2025

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

Mar 11, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now December 2, 2025

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.90, to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certa…
Meeting Dec 2, 2025 · 3:00 PM EST · Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

Related & companion bills 1

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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 6

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

TROUT UNLIMITED
for TROUT UNLIMITED · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
for RESOURCES LEGACY FUND · California · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
TROUT UNLIMITED
for TROUT UNLIMITED · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
for RESOURCES LEGACY FUND · California · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
PACE, LLP
for AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
for RESOURCES LEGACY FUND · California · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

Cosponsors 3

Padilla, Alex

California · Mar 11, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Mar 11, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Mar 11, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 945: Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-945/

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"S. 945: Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-945/.

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S. 945, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-945/.

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