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Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Summary
This bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, known as the coastal plain area, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act. The specific area is identified on a map dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03-0172. The wilderness designation would protect this portion of the refuge from development and most other human uses.
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Sponsor (1)
22 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI)
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Smith, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Peters, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AS WILDERNESS.
Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(p) Designation of Certain Land as Wilderness.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03-0172, and available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary, is designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).”. <all>
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