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Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act
Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007
Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act
Paterson Great Falls National Park Act of 2007
To Establish a Public Holiday in Honor of Cesar Chavez
Clean Water Restoration Act
Clean Water Protection Act
Exempt Factory Farms from Toxics Reporting and Liability
Exempt Factory Farms from Toxics Reporting and Liability
Global Democracy Promotion Act
Global Population: REAL (Responsible Education About Life) Act
Prevention First Act
GROWTH (Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act)
Prevention First Act
Global Democracy Promotion Act
GROWTH (Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act)
Global Population: REAL (Responsible Education About Life) Act
Global Poverty Act
Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act
Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act
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Wild Sky Wilderness Act

3 Wildlands & Wildlife:
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

Our Position: support
Bill Number: HR 39
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA)
Legislative Session: 2007

This bill serves to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate the 1.5 million acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Click here to learn more about the Sierra Club's efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!

Status

This bill was introduced on January 4, 2007 and is currently being considered by the House Natural Resources committee. 

Contact

Myke Bybee

Associate Washington Representative

Arctic, Fish & Wildlife Habitat

myke.bybee@sierraclub.org

202-675-2389

 

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