A bill to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Jon Tester
Sponsor. Senator for Montana. Democrat.
113th Congress (2013–2015)
This bill was introduced on December 19, 2013, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Senate Committee Passes Bill Protecting Snowmobilers? Access”
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Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
on Dec 19, 2013
“Bipartisan Group of House and Senate Lawmakers Introduce Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act”
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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]
on May 16, 2013
“Durbin Meets With Colonel Kyle Kremer Of Scott Air Force Base”
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Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
on May 20, 2014
History
Jul 20, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1470 (111th). |
Dec 18, 2010
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4049 (111th). |
Feb 3, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 268 (112th). |
Jan 22, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Jul 30, 2013
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Considered by Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Dec 19, 2013
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
S. 37 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 37. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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