# 119-hr-1192: 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.

119-hr-1192, 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 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1192
- Congress: 119
- 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: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## 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.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No new wilderness rules at Big Cypress: mixed, low. 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 lan…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1192 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1192)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1192 (as of 2026-07-19).