# 118-hr-8206: To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

118-hr-8206, To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status Subcommittee Hearings Held (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8206
- Congress: 118
- Title: To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Introduced: 2024-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2024-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8206 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8206)

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