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To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 11, 2025

Latest action (Feb 11, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (3)
FloridaParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary

This bill prohibits Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill prevents any future designation or reclassification of the preserve under wilderness provisions of federal law. Big Cypress National Preserve would retain its current status as a national preserve rather than being converted to wilderness designation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Scott Franklin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $53,500
  • VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES $10,100
  • ENTREPRENEUR $7,600
  • APPLIED AI $6,600
  • THE CASSIDY ORGANIZATION INC. $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Scott Franklin → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  2. Feb 11, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • S 446 — A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2270 — Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 642 — Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2943 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 2317 — Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 4200 — Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 1497 — Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 3526 — PUBLIC Lands Act (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 446 — A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 86%
  • S 3878 — A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 49%
  • S 2548 — Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025 · Introduced Oct 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 48%
  • HR 2345 — Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 47%
  • HR 8735 — American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act · Introduced May 21, 2026 · Cong. 119 46%
  • S 1193 — America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 46%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2025

Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Diaz- Balart, Mr. Steube, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Luna, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Lee of Florida, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.

Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. <all>

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