3.0.0 1192 2026-02-26T16:58:28Z 2026-02-26T16:58:28Z House H HR 2025-02-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1192 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida:H.R. 1192.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress is granted the authority to introduce and enactthis legislation pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H645]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-11T15:00:25Z 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. 119 446 S 2026-02-04 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. Related bill CRS 2025-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000472 Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] Scott Franklin R FL 18 N B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2025-02-11 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 26 2025-02-11 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2025-02-11 True W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2025-02-11 True D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 2025-02-11 True G000593 Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] Carlos Gimenez R FL A. 28 2025-02-11 True L000596 Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] Anna Paulina Luna R FL 13 2025-02-11 True S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2025-02-11 True M001217 Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] Jared Moskowitz D FL 23 2025-02-11 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] Brian Mast R FL J. 21 2025-02-11 True C001039 Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] Kat Cammack R FL 3 2025-02-11 True L000597 Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] Laurel Lee R FL M. 15 2025-02-11 True R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] John Rutherford R FL H. 5 2025-02-11 True F000469 Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] Russ Fulcher R ID 1 2025-04-09 False H001099 Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] Mike Haridopolos R FL 8 2025-05-29 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 25 2025-07-23 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2025-07-23 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2025-08-08 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Florida 2025-09-25T20:04:52Z Parks, recreation areas, trails 2025-09-25T20:04:52Z Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats 2025-09-25T20:04:52Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2025-05-07T15:04:38Z 00 2025-02-11 Introduced in House 2026-02-26T16:58:21Z 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.

]]> To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced 6 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 2025-03-13T05:18:37Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 2025-02-12T09:00:59Z Introduced in House 2025-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1192ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1192ih.xml 2025-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.