# 119-s-1680: Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025

119-s-1680, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1680
- Congress: 119
- Title: Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Adds new wilderness acreage inside the George Washington National Forest.** This bill would add roughly 1,000 acres to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and designate about 4,600 acres near Rich Hole as potential wilderness. It sets how the Forest Service will manage the potential area and allows limited restoration work before the area becomes full wilderness. - Public and recreation: The potential Rich Hole area would be managed under Wilderness Act rules, so recreation and access would follow wilderness standards while it remains potential wilderness. - Restoration and operations: The Secretary could use motorized equipment and mechanized transport to carry out water-quality and aquatic passage work described in a 2015 Forest Service decision, but must use the minimum tools needed to limit harm to wilderness character. - Timing and incorporation: The potential Rich Hole area would become formal wilderness when the Secretary publishes a notice that the allowed water-quality activities are complete or five years after enactment, whichever comes first.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Add land to Rough Mountain Wilderness: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add about 1,000 acres to the Rough Mountain Wilderness in the George Washington National Forest. The land is shown as the Rough Mountain Addition on the March 4, 2014 map. The added area would be managed as designated wilderness upon enactment, protecting habitat and recr…
- Rich Hole area: temporary work then protection: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would set aside about 4,600 acres in the George Washington National Forest as the Rich Hole Addition. The Secretary would manage the area under the Wilderness Act but could temporarily use motorized equipment and mechanized transport to carry out water-quality and fish-passage…

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- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1680 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1680)

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- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-2982: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2982)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1680 (as of 2026-09-30).