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HR 4551 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act

Introduced: November 20, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
May 1, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 1, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program.

What's happening now May 6, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 3
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Dec 8, 2014
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 4, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Nov 20, 2014
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 13, 2014
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Sep 10, 2014
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jul 31, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 10, 2014
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 10, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Jul 10, 2014
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 17, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 1, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4551: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4551/
MLA
"H.R. 4551: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4551/.
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H.R. 4551, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4551/.
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