{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1192","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1192,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000472","fullName":"Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":18}],"cosponsorsCount":18,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Florida","Parks, recreation areas, trails","Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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&nbsp;Preserve, which is a freshwater swamp ecosystem of 729,000 acres.&nbsp;</p><p>In general, development activities, commercial activities, permanent structures, and roads are prohibited in wilderness areas. In contrast, natural preserves typically allow some&nbsp;development activities, such as hunting or oil and gas exploration.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-26T16:58:28Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1888,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:26:48.472Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20ensure%20that%20Big%20Cypress%20National%20Preserve%20may%20not%20be%20desi"}]}}