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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.

USA119th CongressS-446| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill explicitly prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness. It further stipulates that the preserve cannot become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System , ensuring its current land use classifications remain unchanged. The legislation aims to prevent any future reclassification of the preserve's land as wilderness, thereby maintaining its existing management framework. This measure ensures that the preserve's current uses and activities, which might be restricted under a wilderness designation, can continue. The bill's primary objective is to preserve the current operational flexibility and land use within Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4267
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.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4267
    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.


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 9, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.


  • February 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.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1192: 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.
FloridaParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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.

USA119th CongressS-446| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
This bill explicitly prohibits the Big Cypress National Preserve from being designated as wilderness. It further stipulates that the preserve cannot become a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System , ensuring its current land use classifications remain unchanged. The legislation aims to prevent any future reclassification of the preserve's land as wilderness, thereby maintaining its existing management framework. This measure ensures that the preserve's current uses and activities, which might be restricted under a wilderness designation, can continue. The bill's primary objective is to preserve the current operational flexibility and land use within Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4267
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.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4267
    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.


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 9, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.


  • February 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.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1192: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
FloridaParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats