# 116-hr-5474: Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

116-hr-5474, Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5474
- Congress: 116
- Title: Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2019-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act This bill designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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- 116-hr-8487: Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act
- 116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8288: Improving the Not-So-Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-8256: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making

## Sources
- [116-hr-5474 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5474)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8637)
- [116-hr-8487: Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8487)
- [116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8333)
- [116-hr-8288: Improving the Not-So-Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8288)
- [116-hr-8256: Recognition of Local Interests in NEPA Decision Making](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8256)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5474 (as of 2025-11-18).