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HR 1311 108th Congress House

Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department of Defense to transfer to the Forest Service excess personal property of the Department that is suitable to be loaned under the program to rural fire departments.

Introduced: May 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of AgricultureDepartment of DefenseEmergency ManagementFederal-local relations
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Fire departmentsFire preventionForest firesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentMilitary and naval suppliesSurplus government property
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Mar 27, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 20, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Mar 18, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Mar 18, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the Forest Service to facilitate the reutilization of Department of Defense personal property by firefighting agencies in rural areas. Requires the priority given to such transfers by the Department of Defense to be at least equal to that given for transferring such property to military departments and defense agencies.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 4
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 12, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 3, 2003
HILL, BARON
· May 1, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 1, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 31, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1311: Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1311/
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"H.R. 1311: Rural Fire Department Equipment Priority Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1311/.
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H.R. 1311, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1311/.
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