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119-hr-1192119th Congress

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.

Sponsored By: Representative Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]

Introduced

Summary

A permanent ban on wilderness designation for Big Cypress National Preserve. This bill would prohibit the Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or from being included in the National Wilderness Preservation System in perpetuity.

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Bill Overview

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No new wilderness rules at Big Cypress

The bill would bar Big Cypress National Preserve from being named wilderness or added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Federal land managers would not be able to apply Wilderness Act rules there. This would have no end date. People and businesses near the preserve could see fewer land-use limits. Conservation groups would lose a path to stronger legal protections. It would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 4/9/2025

  • Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

  • Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/23/2025

  • Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 8/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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