# 117-hr-8719: Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act

117-hr-8719, Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8719
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8719
- Congress: 117
- Title: Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2022-08-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area and the Palo Verde National Conservation Area in Arizona. The bill designates in Maricopa County in Arizona approximately 9,809 acres as the Gila Bend Wilderness, approximately 23,464 acres as the Red Rock Canyon Wilderness, and approximately 23,712 acres as the Ringtail Wilderness.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8719)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8719 (as of 2025-11-18).