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H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

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H.R. 279: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

Plain summary

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021 This bill bars the Department of Agriculture from allowing the construction of roads, the reconstruction of roads, or logging in an inventoried roadless area where those activities are prohibited by the Roadless Rule (i.e., certain federal regulations relating to roadless area management).

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

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Official text

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] · 94 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Diana DeGette (D-CO), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ed Case (D-HI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and 34 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr279 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117