Adds about 1,000 acres to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and designates about 4,600 acres of the George Washington National Forest in Virginia as potential wilderness to join the Rich Hole Wilderness.

Official title: Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 08-MAY-2025

Referred 08-MAY-2025

Approved by committee 21-OCT-2025

Reported 27-OCT-2025

On the calendar 27-OCT-2025

Key points

Adds about 1,000 acres of the George Washington National Forest to the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area.
Designates about 4,600 acres as potential wilderness and makes it part of the Rich Hole Wilderness Area on the earlier of two dates: when the Forest Service publishes notice that the permitted water quality work is complete, or five years after enactment.
Allows motorized equipment and mechanized transport for water quality and aquatic passage work described in a December 2015 Forest Service decision notice, using the minimum practicable tool until the land is incorporated.

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Tim Kaine (D-VA) Cosponsors · 1

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1 Democrat