House Bill 1349
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1349
Congress
115
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
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.
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11/16/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 805.
11/16/2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032.
12/13/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
12/13/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
12/12/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
12/12/2017
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
12/07/2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
03/15/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
03/02/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
03/02/2017
Introduced in House
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