A bill to designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 100-326.
(Measure passed House, amended) Designates the following lands in Virginia and West Virginia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area in the George Washington National Forest; (2) the Rich Hole Wilderness Area in the George Washington National Forest; (3) the Barbours Creek Wilderness Area in the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests; (4) the Shawvers Run Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest; (5) the Lewis Fork Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest; and (6) the Mountain Lake Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest. Repeals an air quality study required for items one through four above under the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on October 13, 1987. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on June 7, 1988: Became Public Law No: 100-326.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES OLIN (D-VA) introduced it on July 1, 1987, and 9 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 4 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law