Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 31
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
What it does
The Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025 would provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System by prohibiting road construction, road reconstruction, and logging where such activities are already restricted under the existing Roadless Rule. The bill affirms the ecological, social, and economic values of these areas, including watershed protection, wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities, and cultural significance, while maintaining consistency with the Forest Service’s multiple-use mission. It does not impose new limitations beyond those already in place under the Roadless Rule and explicitly preserves access and uses outside inventoried…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Maria Cantwell
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Andy Kim
- Angela Alsobrooks
- Ben Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elizabeth Warren
- Jeff Merkley
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Mark Kelly
- Mark Warner
- Mazie Hirono
- Michael Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Where it goes next
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