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House bill · 100th Congress · Public Law 100-326

A bill to designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.

H.R. 2878Introduced Jul 1, 1987Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Became law on Jun 7, 1988.

Sponsor: Rep. James Olin D-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 7, 1988 — Became Public Law No: 100-326.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), D. Slaughter (R-VA), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Olin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.