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Introduced
06/11/2025
06/11/2025
In Committee
06/11/2025
06/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
AI Summary
This bill aims to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System by codifying and reinforcing existing protections established by the Roadless Rule. The bill begins by outlining numerous findings that highlight the ecological and social importance of roadless areas, including their role in protecting watersheds, providing clean water, supporting wildlife habitats, enabling recreational activities, and maintaining biodiversity. Key definitions are established, with "inventoried roadless area" referring to areas where road construction, reconstruction, and logging are regulated under the 2001 Roadless Rule (with specific modifications for Idaho and Colorado). The bill explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) from allowing road construction, road reconstruction, or logging in these inventoried roadless areas where such activities are currently prohibited by the Roadless Rule. Importantly, the bill emphasizes that these protections are consistent with the Forest Service's multiple-use management approach and do not impose new limitations on existing land uses outside of inventoried roadless areas. The legislation seeks to balance conservation efforts with the potential for continued forest management and maintains the flexibility for activities like hydropower development while protecting these ecologically significant areas.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (64)
Andrea Salinas (D)*,
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Becca Balint (D),
Wesley Bell (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Janelle Bynum (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Maxine Dexter (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Cleo Fields (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Sam Liccardo (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Dave Min (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Emily Randall (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Suhas Subramanyam (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Gabe Vasquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 06/11/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3930/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr3930/BILLS-119hr3930ih.pdf |
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