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S1681Reported by Committee

Shenandoah Mountain Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-08
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 77.0% (879 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000384

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

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

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

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 →

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.

2025-10-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReported By · 2025-10-27

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryMarkup By · 2025-10-21
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryReferred To · 2025-05-08

Plain-English Summary

Shenandoah Mountain Act This bill establishes the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area, consisting of approximately 92,562 acres of National Forest System land in Virginia in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The bill designates specified lands in the forest as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including approximately (1) 5,088 acres as the Skidmore Fork Wilderness, (2) 3,568 acres as the Lynn Hollow Wilderness, (3) 12,461 acres as the Little River Wilderness, and (4) 5,779 acres as the Beech Lick Knob Wilderness. It also incorporates approximately 6,961 acres into the Ramseys Draft Wilderness.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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