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S2042Referred to Committee

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-11
Introduced
25
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell
Democrat · WA · Senator
Votes with party: 61.7% (324 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C000127

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (25)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)Original· 2025-06-11
  • Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)· 2025-06-12
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· 2025-06-12
  • John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-06-26
  • Edward J. Markey (D-MA)· 2025-07-08
  • Mark R. Warner (D-VA)· 2025-07-08
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)· 2025-09-08
  • Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)· 2025-09-30
  • Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)· 2025-10-08
  • Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)· 2025-10-23
  • Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· 2025-12-01
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)· 2025-12-01
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)· 2025-12-01
  • Tim Kaine (D-VA)· 2025-12-08

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

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

2025-12-02

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would protect millions of acres of undeveloped federal forest land from road construction and logging, preserving these areas for wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreation. The measure would affect timber companies, outdoor enthusiasts, and communities that depend on national forests, by restricting commercial development in designated roadless areas while allowing some limited uses like hiking and hunting. Environmental groups generally support the protection, while the timber industry and some rural communities oppose restrictions on resource extraction.

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Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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