# 117-hr-9600: The Range of Light National Monument Act

117-hr-9600, The Range of Light National Monument Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9600
- Congress: 117
- Title: The Range of Light National Monument Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

The Range of Light National Monument Act This bill establishes the Range of Light National Monument as a unit of the National Park System in California, between Yosemite National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. The monument consists of approximately 1,427,750 acres of federal land and includes the entirety of Sierra National Forest. The Department of the Interior shall manage the public lands included in the monument area in a manner that protects and enhances the natural resources and values of the lands; and prohibit the cutting, sale, harvest, or removal of timber and other vegetative material within the monument for commercial purposes or for biomass energy production. Interior shall develop and apply an integrated visitor services plan for the monument.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9600)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-9308: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 E…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9600 (as of 2025-11-18).