Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984
Public Law 98-328 · H.R. 1149 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 26, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. James Weaver (D-OR-4)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Les AuCoin, Rep. Ron Wyden
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 281 yea, 99 nay281–99
- 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.
Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 - Designates the following lands in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Columbia Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (2) the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (3) the Badger Creek Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (4) the Bull of the Woods Wilderness in the Mount Hood and Willamette National Forests; (5) the Drift Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (6) the Rock Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (7) the Cummins Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (8) the Boulder Creek Wilderness in the Umpqua National Forest; (9) the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness in the Umpqua and Rogue River National Forests; (10) the Waldo Lake Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (11) the Menagerie Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (12) the Middle Santiam Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (13) the Grassy Knob Wilderness in the Siskiyou National Forest; (14) the Red Buttes Wilderness in the Siskiyou National Forest; (15) the Sky Lakes Wilderness in the Rogue River and Winema National Forests; (16) the Bridge Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (17) the Mill Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (18) the Black Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (19) the North Fork John Day Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, and Umatilla National Forests; (20) the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in the Umatilla National Forest; (21) the Monument Rock Wilderness in the Malheur and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; (22) the Table Rock Wilderness in the Salem District of the Bureau of Land Management; (23) the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Mount Hood National Forests; (24) the Mount Washington Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (25) the Three Sisters Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (26) the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Fremont National Forest; (27) the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Additions in the Malheur National Forest; (28) the Eagle Cap Wilderness Additions in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; and (29) the Hells Canyon Wilderness Additions in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Establishes within the Umpqua, Willamette, Winema, and Deschutes National Forests the Oregon Cascades Recreation Area. Requires that the recreation area be managed according to the forest plans developed for such forests or in an integrated management plan which shall: (1) provide a range of recreation opportunities; (2) provide for access by the public; (3) maintain the natural and scenic character of the recreation area; and (4) provide for the use of motorized recreation vehicles. Requires that mining activities within the recreation area be consistent with the purposes for which the recreation area is established. Withdraws lands within the recreation area from appropriation under the mining laws and from disposition under all mineral and geothermal leasing laws as of January 1, 1989. Authorizes activities and facilities within the recreation area which are needed for resource protection and management and for visitor safety and comfort.
Designates the following lands within the recreation area as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Mount Thielsen Wilderness in the Umpqua, Willamette, Winema, and Deschutes National Forests; and (2) the Diamond Peak Wilderness Additions in the Umpqua, Williamette, Winema and Deschutes National Forests.
Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) Final Environmental Statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Oregon shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Oregon which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Oregon reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Oregon without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to: (1) those national forest system roadless lands in the Mount Hood, Siskiyou, Umatilla, Umpqua, Wallowa-Whitman, Willamette, and Winema National Forests which were evaluated in the Eagle Creek, Roaring River, Mount Butler-Dry Creek, Oregon Butte, Cougar Bluff-Williams Creek, Grand Ronde, Wallowa Valley, Willamette, or Chemult unit plans; and (2) national forest system roadless lands in Oregon which are less than 5,000 acres in size.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 98th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 281 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
281 yea99 nay53 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(232)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Sala BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-6
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-20
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Katie HallD-IN-1
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-22
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
Rep. Harry ReidD-NV-1- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-34
- Rep. James McNultyD-AZ-5
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
- Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-6
- Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Charles BrittD-NC-6
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Tommy VandergriffD-TX-26
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-10
- Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4
Republicans who voted yea(49)
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-17
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. John McKernanR-ME-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-4
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
- Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
- Rep. Edwin ZschauR-CA-12
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-14
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Connie MackR-FL-13
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 692 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation 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. 23 actions.
- Jun 26, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-328.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 20, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 6, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 281 - 99 (Record Vote No: 216).House roll call 216
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 281 - 99 (Record Vote No: 216).House roll call 216
- Jun 4, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · Taken from the Speaker's Table under Suspension of the Rules, in Order to Consider the Senate Amendment. Vote Postponed.
- May 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- May 18, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 2, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 22, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 21, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 252 - 93 (Record Vote No: 38).House roll call 38
- FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
- Mar 2, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Feb 14, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 4, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 1, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.