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HR 1861 105th Congress House

Forest Biodiversity Act of 1997

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 bio-diversity and to place restraints upon clearcutting and certain other cutting practices on the forests of the United States.

Introduced: June 11, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 3, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 3, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jun 18, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research.
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Jun 11, 1997
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to House Resources
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to House National Security
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 Latest action July 3, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Biodiversity Act of 1997 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (Act), 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 Federal law relating to military lands to: (1) provide for the protection of forest native biodiversity; (2) restrict certain logging activities; and (3) provide a private right of action in U.S. district court for violations of such provisions.

Amends the Act to provide for the termination of the committee of scientists ten years from the date of enactment of this Act.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 5, 1998
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1861: Forest Biodiversity Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1861/
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"H.R. 1861: Forest Biodiversity Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1861/.
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H.R. 1861, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1861/.
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