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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Wilderness Act to permit the landing of aircraft within wilderness areas for purposes of search and rescue under certain circumstances.

H.R. 4826Introduced Jul 25, 1994Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Steven Schiff R-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 30, 1994 — Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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

20 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 3 Democrats

4 of 20 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Larry Combest (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), James Hansen (R-UT), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), David Levy (R-NY), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Dan Miller (R-FL), Ron Packard (R-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Schiff.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.