HR 4251
109th Congress
House
Energy
Energy assistance for the poor
Heating
National forests
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Social Welfare
Trees
Home Heating Assistance Act
Introduced: November 8, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Nov 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Nov 8, 2005
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.
Nov 8, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Home Heating Assistance Act - Directs, for the one year period beginning upon enactment of this Act, forest officers designated by the supervisor of a unit of the National Forest System (NFS) to grant individuals the free collection and removal of dead timber from designated NFS lands to be used as firewood. Limits the total value of the timber collected by an individual to $1,000.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1