House Bill 5474
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5474
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act
This bill designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
December 18, 2019
01/13/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
01/08/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
12/18/2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
12/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:16 AM