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Urban and Community Forestry Act of 1989

Introduced: April 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1989
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 366.
Nov 7, 1989
Received in the Senate.
Nov 6, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 6, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 6, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 6, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 6, 1989
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Nov 6, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 6, 1989
Mr. Morrison (WA) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Nov 6, 1989
Mr. Jontz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 6, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 209.
Nov 6, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 101-330.
Oct 26, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 26, 1989
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Oct 26, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 19, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 20, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 20, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 19, 1989
Favorable Excutive Comment Received from USDA.
Jun 7, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.
May 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
May 3, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 27, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 27, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban and Community Forestry Act of 1989 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a program of education and technical assistance for urban forest resources.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an urban and community forestry matching grant program; (2) make plants available to urban areas and assist in their selection, planting, and maintenance; and (3) establish a National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council which shall prepare a national urban and community forestry action plan for the Secretary and the Congress.

What's happening now November 9, 1989

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 366.

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 1, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2144: Urban and Community Forestry Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2144/
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