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HR 2541 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Environmental regulatory procedures Forests, forestry, trees Licensing and registrations Water quality

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Introduced: October 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.
Sep 20, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-684.
Aug 1, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a permit under national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements for a discharge resulting from the conduct of the following silvicultural activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road use, construction, and maintenance, from which there is runoff.

Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts silvicultural activity from permit requirements for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.

What's happening now September 20, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 495.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 4 Republican 11
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 22, 2012
Bonner, Jo
· Mar 20, 2012
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 20, 2012
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 20, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Dec 8, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Dec 6, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Nov 16, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 1, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Oct 31, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 31, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Oct 13, 2011
Roby, Martha
· Oct 12, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 11, 2011
Reichert, David
· Oct 6, 2011
Duffy, Sean
· Oct 3, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Oct 3, 2011
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 21, 2011
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Sep 20, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 20, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2011
EMERSON, JO
· Sep 8, 2011
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 8, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 23, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Aug 5, 2011
Kissell, Larry
· Aug 5, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Aug 1, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Aug 1, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 27, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Jul 20, 2011
HASTINGS, DOC
· Jul 19, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 15, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 14, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 14, 2011
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 14, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Jul 14, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2541: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2541/
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"H.R. 2541: Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2541/.
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H.R. 2541, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2541/.
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