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S. 1695: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

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S. 1695: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Plain summary

Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (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.

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Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s1695 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113