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Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

S. 820Introduced Apr 4, 2017Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 4, 2017 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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

41 cosponsors — 40 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.