John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act'', aims to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. It seeks to add approximately 6,817 acres within the Routt National Forest to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness. This added land is referred to as the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition''. The bill also addresses administrative provisions regarding tribal rights and land management.
Yes
- Scored +8
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill expands wilderness designation to protect approximately 6,817 acres of land.
- Scored +8
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill explicitly protects tribal treaty rights and allows for traditional, religious, and cultural access to the land.
- Scored +5
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to manage fire, insects, and diseases in the added land.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Preservation of Land: The bill adds approximately 6,817 acres to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, as described in Section 3(a).
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Protection of Tribal Rights: This Act ensures that nothing affects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe per Section 4(a)(1).
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Cultural Access for Tribes: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to permit Indian Tribes to access and use the new land for traditional, religious, and cultural purposes under Section 4(a)(2).
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Environmental Management: The Secretary is permitted to carry out activities deemed necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases within the new land area under Section 4(b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill expands wilderness designation to protect approximately 6,817 acres of land. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to manage fire, insects, and diseases in the added land.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly protects tribal treaty rights and allows for traditional, religious, and cultural access to the land.
- 12/2/2025
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado