Bills About Public Lands And Natural Resources Sponsored by Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

Sen. Cantwell sponsored 49 bills about public lands and natural resources in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
May 2, 2019	S.1311	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	21	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 10, 2018	S.2290	A bill to improve wildfire management operations and the safety of firefighters and communities with the best available technology.	1	All Republicans	By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-441.
March 8, 2017	S.569	A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes.	50	Bipartisan	By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-428.
Aug. 1, 2018	S.3333	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	17	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 20, 2018	S.3100	A bill to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.	1	All Democrats	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 478.
Oct. 19, 2017	S.1991	A bill to reduce the risk posed by wildfires to communities and the most at-risk federally owned forests.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 23, 2017	S.713	A bill to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
March 8, 2017	S.566	A bill to withdraw certain land in Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the land, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.
Jan. 9, 2017	S.61	A bill to remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.
March 30, 2017	S.800	A bill to protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 14, 2017	S.627	A bill to establish the Maritime Washington Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
June 7, 2016	S.3028	A bill to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.	1	All Democrats	Became Public Law No: 114-272.
June 25, 2015	S.1690	A bill to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
June 18, 2015	S.1623	A bill to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.
June 16, 2016	S.3066	A bill to protect taxpayers from liability associated with the reclamation of surface coal mining operations, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
April 30, 2015	S.1143	A bill to make the authority of States of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fishery permanent and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.
Nov. 5, 2015	S.2257	A bill to prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second century of protecting our national parks' natural, historic, and cultural resources for present and future generations and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-492.
Nov. 19, 2015	S.2326	A bill to designate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165)
Oct. 8, 2015	S.2165	A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.	7	All Democrats	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
March 26, 2015	S.890	A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes.	31	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
July 15, 2014	S.2602	A bill to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
July 10, 2013	S.1275	A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program.	6	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
July 9, 2014	S.2576	A bill to establish the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
Nov. 13, 2013	S.1695	A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.	27	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
March 7, 2013	S.507	A bill to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.
March 7, 2013	S.497	A bill to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 14, 2011	S.1559	A bill to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
Nov. 17, 2011	S.1891	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Aug. 6, 2009	S.1609	A bill to authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 111-335.
March 4, 2010	S.3076	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies of natural soundscape preservation in the National Park Service.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct. 1, 2009	S.1738	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	24	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 26, 2008	S.3608	A bill to establish a Salmon Stronghold Partnership program to protect wild Pacific salmon and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9669-9671)
April 30, 2008	S.2943	A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.	1	All Democrats	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 990.
Feb. 6, 2008	S.2601	A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to King and Kittitas Counties Fire District No. 51 a certain parcel of real property for use as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-364.
May 24, 2007	S.1478	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	19	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 11, 2007	S.268	A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.
March 2, 2006	S.2364	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	12	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1655-1657)
July 28, 2005	S.1552	A bill to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University until December 31, 2009.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jan. 31, 2005	S.206	A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Jan. 24, 2005	S.74	A bill to designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.	1	All Democrats	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 15, 2003	S.1614	A bill to designate a portion of White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Sept. 23, 2004	S.2841	A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 4, 2004	S.2167	A bill to establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Held at the desk.
Sept. 15, 2004	S.2805	A bill to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 26, 2004	S.2140	A bill to expand the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-638.
June 5, 2003	S.1200	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov. 7, 2001	S.1649	A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks.	1	All Democrats	Held at the desk.
July 25, 2002	S.2790	A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 8, 2002	S.2471	A bill to provide for the independent investigation of Federal wildland firefighter fatalities.	1	All Democrats	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-762.

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