H.R. 2781: To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 905 (2009): On Passage, HR2781 (2009-11-19), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 16, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as a recreational river and as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2781, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (2009-11-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2781, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (2009-11-05)

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Recorded votes

House roll call 905 (2009): On Passage, HR2781 (2009-11-19): Passed

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr2781.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111