New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980 - Designates the following National Forest System lands in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in the Gila National Forest; (2) the Blue Range Wilderness in the Apache-Sitgreaves and Gila National Forest; (3) the Capitan Mountain Wilderness in the Lincoln National Forest; (4) the Dome Wilderness in the Santa Fe National Forest; (5) the Latir Peak Wilderness in the Carson National Forest; and (6) the Withington Wilderness in the Cibola National Forest. Designates certain additions to: (1) the Gila Wilderness in the Gila National Forest; (2) the Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness and the White Mountain Wilderness in the Lincoln National Forest; (3) the Pecos Wilderness in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests; and (4) the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the Carson National Forest. Designates specified lands in the Apache-Sitgreaves and the Gila National Forest as further study area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study such lands for the single purpose of classifying their suitability or nonsuitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Requires such study to be concluded no later than January 1, 1983. Declares that Congress does not intend to designate any of the lands within the National Forest System in New Mexico which have been studied as a part of the Secretary of Agriculture's roadless area review and evaluation program (RARE II) and which are not designated for further planning or as wilderness by this Act for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Declares that such lands shall continue to be available for uses other than wilderness under the existing Forest Service plans applicable to the national forest within which such lands are located. Declares that further recommendation of lands within the National Forest System in New Mexico for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System may be made only ten years after the enactment of this Act and only every tenth year thereafter.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 18, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 18, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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?
PETE DOMENICI (R-NM) introduced it on April 18, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 18, 1980, 16946 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16946 days ago, on April 18, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers