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H.R. 4541 117th Congress House

RAPID Act

Official title: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide clarification with respect to certain categorical exclusion authority relating to insect and di… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide clarification with respect to certain categorical exclusion authority relating to insect and disease infestation and wildfire resilience projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2021 Introduced by: Thomas P. Tiffany Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 19, 2021
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.
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responding Aggressively to Prevent Insects and Disease Act or the RAPID Act

This bill expands exemptions from environmental review requirements for projects of the Forest Service concerning wildfire resilience or insects and disease.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jul 21, 2021
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Jul 21, 2021
Rosendale, Matthew
· Jul 21, 2021
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Jul 19, 2021
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jul 19, 2021
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 19, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4541: RAPID Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4541/
MLA
"H.R. 4541: RAPID Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4541/.
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H.R. 4541, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4541/.
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[H.R. 4541: RAPID Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4541/)
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