S. 446 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
A bill to prohibit Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 76 words.
This bill prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida from being designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Park Service currently manages Big Cypress National Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres. In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural preserves typically allow some development activities, such as hunting or oil and gas exploration.
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 372 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 31 words
- Subjects
- FloridaParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Latest action
- Feb 4, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably and an amendment to the title.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 1192 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation S R · Introduced