Maine Wilderness Act of 1990
Public Law 101-401 · S. 2205 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Sep 28, 1990 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. George Mitchell (D-ME)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. William Cohen
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Maine Wilderness Act of 1990 - Designates certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, Maine, as the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Sep 28, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-401.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 19, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 17, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 18, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 9, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 13, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 11, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 6, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 21, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- May 16, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Apr 18, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Mar 30, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Mar 1, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Feb 28, 1990IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.