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Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999

Public Law 106-156 · H.R. 2632 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 9, 1999 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Bob Riley (R-AL-3)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999 - Designates certain Federal lands in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness. Gives the Forest Service two years to disassemble and remove from the area the Dugger Mountain fire tower, after which the road to the tower shall be permanently closed to motorized use.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
  • Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Dec 9, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-156.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Nov 1, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Oct 28, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Agriculture Committee
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  10. Oct 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  12. Aug 9, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
  13. Aug 3, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  15. Jul 29, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  17. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.