H.R. 6788, the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, received a congressional hearing on September 2, 2026.
H.R. 6788 — Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
What it does
This bill removes wilderness study area protections from three specific tracts of public land in Montana (totaling about 104,000 acres) that federal agencies determined decades ago were unsuitable for wilderness designation. Once released from wilderness study status, these lands will be managed under standard multiple-use plans rather than the stricter protections that apply to wilderness study areas, allowing for activities like hunting, logging, mining, and road-building that are currently restricted.
Quorum's transparency scan gave Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act a moderate transparency flag.
What happens next
H.R. 6788 received a congressional hearing. Next step: committee markup.
Who is behind it
Filed by Troy Downing.
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