119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 8, 2025
Shenandoah Mountain Act
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Latest action (Oct 27, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Oct 27, 2025)
Shenandoah Mountain Act
This bill establishes the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area, consisting of approximately 92,562 acres of National Forest System land in Virginia in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
The bill designates specified lands in the forest as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including approximately (1) 5,088 acres as the Skidmore Fork Wilderness, (2) 3,568 acres as the Lynn Hollow Wilderness, (3) 12,461 acres as the Little River Wilderness, and (4) 5,779 acres as the Beech Lick Knob Wilderness. It also incorporates approximately 6,961 acres into the Ramseys Draft Wilderness.
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. 214.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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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
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…Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange 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 Nati…
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