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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

S. 1198Introduced Mar 27, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 27, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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

8 cosponsors — 7 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.