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HR 5214 107th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Fire prevention Forest fires Forest management Government Operations and Politics Insect control Judicial review of administrative acts Law National forests Renewable natural resources Timber sales

National Forest Fire Prevention Act

Introduced: July 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2002
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 5, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Aug 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Aug 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jul 25, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Jul 25, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Forest Fire Prevention Act - Authorizes the Secretary to treat additional timber within or outside existing cutting units for National Forest System timber sales and within related analysis areas to reduce insect infestation or fire hazard by: (1) modifying contracts; or (2) offering additional timber sales within such areas.

Sets forth treatment priority criteria.

What's happening now September 5, 2002

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 26, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 25, 2002
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 25, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5214: National Forest Fire Prevention Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5214/
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"H.R. 5214: National Forest Fire Prevention Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5214/.
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H.R. 5214, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5214/.
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