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H.R. 139: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

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H.R. 139: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Holt asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 139, a measure originally introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of Rule 12. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Holt asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 139, a measure originally introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of Rule 12. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

Plain summary

Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Declares the policy of the United States concerning protection and preservation of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain. Designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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Official text

Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] · 130 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), James A. Himes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 70 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr139 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113