Senate Bill Would Make National Forest Roadless Protections Permanent Law
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No action since December 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3853 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3853 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Introduced in Senate
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Congressional Democrats have proposed the Roadless Area Conservation Act to cement the 2001 Roadless Rule in law as the USDA weighs rescinding protections. Critics argue the rule hinders wildfire management and restricts timber access, while supporters say it protects vital watersheds.
Public radio's environmental news magazine discusses the Trump administration's move to repeal the Roadless Rule. The segment highlights the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025, a bill seeking cosponsors to make the rule's protections for 45 million acres permanent.
This commentary in a Vermont news outlet supports the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025. It argues the act is essential to stop administrative rollbacks that threaten one-fifth of the White and Green mountain national forests with logging and development.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
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