# 114-hr-6155: Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016

114-hr-6155, Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6155
- Congress: 114
- Title: Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2016-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the Wilderness Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service) and the Department of the Interior (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) from adopting, amending, or enforcing, any regulations, policies, or guidance that would delay federal, state, or local emergency response personnel from entering into a wilderness area or wilderness study area to respond to an emergency. Any entrance by federal, state, or local emergency response personnel into a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency shall be reported to the appropriate Department within 24 hours of the time at which such personnel first entered such area.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6450: Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act
- 114-hr-6409: SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017
- 114-hr-6374: Recognizing Mayaguez Veterans Act
- 114-hr-6312: ALLOW Act
- 114-hr-6186: Follow the Rules Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6155 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6155)

## Related
- [114-hr-6450: Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6450)
- [114-hr-6433: Protect the Flag Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6433)
- [114-hr-6409: SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6409)
- [114-hr-6374: Recognizing Mayaguez Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6374)
- [114-hr-6312: ALLOW Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6312)
- [114-hr-6186: Follow the Rules Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6155 (as of 2025-11-18).