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S. 1519

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1519, the Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 29, 2025 by Sen. Edward Markey (D) with 22 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 1519 has 22 co-sponsors.

s1519/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1519 IS: Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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:
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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. ).
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-29
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Sen. Edward Markey (D) sponsors S. 1519, and 22 members have co-sponsored it, 19 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1519 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Apr 29, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 1519 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Apr 29, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1519 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1519 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 1519 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia15—
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE15—
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CASSIE FERRI115
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL115
DANIEL MOSS115
MARY BEETHAM115
TAYLOR RUSH115
ROBERT DEWEY114
ALEX COHEN111
KRISTEN MILLER111
MICHAEL LEAHY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTIONALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1519 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1519’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

s1519/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com