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HR 229 103th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Congressional reporting requirements Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Fire prevention Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest fires Forest management Forests and forestry Government trust funds National forests Timber sales

National Forest Health Act

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1794)
Jul 14, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5742-5743)
Apr 30, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1108)
Feb 9, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Jan 26, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 15, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Forest Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to declare that a forest health emergency exists on Federal lands under their respective jurisdictions. Requires the appropriate Federal land management agency, upon such declaration, to develop a forest health improvement program.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a special fund to be used for timber sales and salvage and forest rehabilitation and maintenance.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare an annual forest health report.

Amends the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 to extend the deadline for the report of the National Commission on Wildfire Disasters.

What's happening now August 21, 1994

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1794)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 16, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 229: National Forest Health Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-229/
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"H.R. 229: National Forest Health Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-229/.
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