U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6788: Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
Status: In committee, August 26, 2026
To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, December 17, 2025:
A BILL To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) under the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95-150 ; 91 Stat. 1243), wilderness study areas comprising a total of 973,000 acres of land in the State of Montana were set aside for the Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate the suitability of the wilderness study areas for designation as wilderness, in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), with the evaluation to be completed not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95-150 ; 91 Stat. 1243); (2) between 1979 and 1986, the Chief of the Forest Service-- (A) completed the studies of the 9 wilderness study areas referred to in paragraph (1); and (B) based on those studies, determined that 608,700 acres of the original 973,000 acres designated as wilderness study areas by the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95-150 ; 91 Stat. 1243) were unsuitable for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System, …
Sponsors
- Troy Downing (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Montana, Public Lands and Natural Resources, Land use and conservation, Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Common questions
- What is HB6788?
- HB6788 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act.
- What does HB6788 do?
- In its own words: To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6788?
- In committee as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6788?
- Troy Downing (R, HD-002).
- Where is the official record for HB6788?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6788
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