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HR 983 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Firearms and explosives Fires Government buildings, facilities, and property Land use and conservation

Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if:

  • the fire is set by a person to his or her own property, either to prevent an imminent threat or as part of a generally accepted resource management practice;
  • the fire does not pose a serious threat of injury to an individual or damage to federal property, and it does not result in death or serious bodily injury; and
  • no individual under 16 years of age is used in setting the fire.
What's happening now March 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 983: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-983/
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"H.R. 983: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-983/.
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H.R. 983, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-983/.
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