119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 26, 2025
Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Oct 27, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 26, 2025)
Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
This bill adds specified lands to the Flatside Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The bill also redesignates the wilderness as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1967)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1967)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1612.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1966-1969)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Arkansas · Forests, forestry, trees · Geography and mapping · Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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THE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HIGH STREET STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
Amount not reported
…Act S. 1262 - Black River State Forest reversionary interest release (WI) S. 2548 - Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act S. 1681 - Shenandoah Mountain Act H.R. 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act S. 1350 - Talladega National Forest boundary modification S. 1376 - Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas. HJR 104, HJR 105, HJR 106, opposing three Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas. HJR 104, HJR 105, HJR 106, opposing three Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$280,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas. HJR 104, HJR 105, HJR 106, opposing three Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas. HJR 104, HJR 105, HJR 106, opposing three Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas. HJR 104, HJR 105, HJR 106, opposing three Congression…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 9, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S 1787; Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, HR 521, S 220; Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, HR 1612; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, HR 3421, S 1791; Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act, S 1942; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ld River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, HR 2451, S 1187; Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, HR 521, S 220; Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, HR 1612; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, HR 2903, S 1476; Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act, HR 187; North Dakota Trust Lands Compl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER · lobbying firm or registrant: SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$330,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n in its entirety as weakening endangered species protections. HR 717 - Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1612 - Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the inclusion of new Wilderness designations in Arkansas.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing