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S. 2042: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.

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Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 30 cosponsors

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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-s2042 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills