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HR 1396 106th Congress House

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 1999

Official title: To save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate welfare, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate welfare, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive commercial logging program on Federal public lands and to facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program.

Introduced: June 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Apr 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Apr 19, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Apr 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Apr 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Apr 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 13, 1999
Introduced in House
Apr 13, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Latest action April 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 1999 - Prohibits commercial logging and timber sales (with specified exceptions) on Federal public lands, with a two-year phase-out for existing contracts. Provides for payment of relinquished contracts. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to each establish a National Heritage Restoration Corps to restore such lands to their natural pre-logging condition.

Provides for worker retraining of eligible persons whose jobs have been lost due to terminated timber and logging contracts. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make training grants, including grants for job search and relocation.

Sets forth fund allocation provisions, including amounts for an Environmental Protection Agency investigation of non-wood paper and construction alternatives.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jun 7, 2000
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 7, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 4, 2000
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 1, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 1, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 23, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 13, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 13, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 13, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 13, 1999
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