Grand Canyon Protection Act to get floor consideration in the House

Chair Grijalva Hails Public Lands Package for Floor Consideration Next Week – Includes His “Grand Canyon Protection Act,” Wilderness Measures

Washington, D.C. – Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today announced that the House Rules Committee will consider a package of Natural Resources Committee bills early next week ahead of a full House vote on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The package includes Grijalva’s Grand Canyon Protection Act, which was introduced as a standalone bill on Monday; Rep. Joe Neguse’s (D-Colo.) Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; and a collection of bills introduced in the last Congress as a package by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) under the heading Protecting America’s Wilderness Act.

The bills introduced in the previous Congress as the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act heading and now included in the new package are:

  • San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)

  • Colorado Wilderness Act, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

  • Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

  • Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.)

  • Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)

  • Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)

“As people of diverse faiths throughout Arizona, we are deeply concerned with protecting the sacred land of the Grand Canyon. Our faith traditions teach that all land is part of God’s creation and must be treated as holy. The golden rule, which stretches across all traditions, reminds us that we are to care for our neighbor and keep them healthy and thriving. Uranium mining threatens the places we hold sacred, our neighbor’s health and violates the moral calling of our faith traditions. The Arizona Faith Network stands in support of the Grand Canyon Protection Bill and urges Congress to pass this crucial legislation.” - Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood, Executive Director, Arizona Faith Network

You can read the full press release HERE and you can learn more about the package at https://naturalresources.house.gov/media/media-advisories/wilderness2021.