HR-2218 : Still Just a Bill

Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2017

This bill designates specified federal lands in Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-05-19CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.House committee actions
2017-05-16CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.House committee actions
2017-04-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-04-27IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2017-04-27IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

David P. Roe [R] (TN-1)
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Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
See Subjects
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
  • Tennessee

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