Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1519
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2025-04-29
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1519 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Schiff , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Smith , Mr. Luján , Mr. Peters , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Designation of portion of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Designation of certain land as wilderness Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness , dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03–0172, and available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary, is designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ). .