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HR 1164 103th Congress House

Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1993

Official title: To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge Sy… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and to place restraints upon clearcutting and certain other cutting practices on the forests of the United States.

Introduced: March 2, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 28, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 3, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 18, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 12, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources.
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Mar 4, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Mar 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 2, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 2, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E478-480)
Mar 2, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1994

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1993 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and other Federal law to provide for the conservation of native biodiversity in each national forest community.

Revises land management guidelines for such forests to prohibit any even-age logging or even-age management after one year of enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, on each site already under such management, to: (1) prescribe a shift to selection management within one year; or (2) cease managing for timber purposes and actively restore the native biodiversity or permit each site to regain its native biodiversity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 4, 1994
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jun 14, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 24, 1994
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 16, 1994
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 22, 1994
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 25, 1994
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 4, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 24, 1993
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 1993
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 2, 1993
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 2, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1164: Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1164/
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