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HR 1174 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Endangered and threatened species Land use and conservation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

FIR Act

Introduced: February 18, 2021 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
Mar 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act

This bill specifies that neither the Department of Agriculture nor the Department of the Interior may be required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information concerning a listed species or critical habitat becomes available.

What's happening now March 25, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Feb 18, 2021
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 18, 2021
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Feb 18, 2021
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 18, 2021
Herrell, Yvette
· Feb 18, 2021
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 18, 2021
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 18, 2021
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Feb 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1174: FIR Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1174/
MLA
"H.R. 1174: FIR Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1174/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1174, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1174/.
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[H.R. 1174: FIR Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1174/)
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