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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

Introduced: May 8, 2019 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in House
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

This bill revises provisions regarding certain forest management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.

The bill establishes categorical exclusions from environmental review for activities such as responding to an infestation or protecting a municipal water supply.

For certain forest management activities, including those developed through a collaborative process, an environmental review may compare the impact of the proposed activity only to the impact of taking no action.

What's happening now June 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 691 Related bill Proven Wildfire Reduction Techniques Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 1 Republican 12
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Feb 11, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 28, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jan 24, 2020
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · May 16, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 9, 2019
Hice, Jody
· May 9, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 9, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 9, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· May 8, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· May 8, 2019
Cook, Paul
· May 8, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · May 8, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · May 8, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· May 8, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 8, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· May 8, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 8, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 8, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 8, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· May 8, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 8, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· May 8, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· May 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2607: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2607/
MLA
"H.R. 2607: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2607/.
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H.R. 2607, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2607/.
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