S. 2963: Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010
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S. 2963: Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-01-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-566.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-01-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-566. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010
Plain summary
Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wilderness, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the wilderness areas, including with respect to the incorporation of acquired land and interests, domestic livestock grazing, access to non-federal land, state water laws, and tribal rights. Withdraws federal land within the wilderness areas from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Authorizes certain land exchanges with specified landowners. Requires appraisals to be conducted of the federal and non-federal land to be exchanged.
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Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 1 cosponsors
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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2963.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2963 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111