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H.R. 4569 117th Congress House

Action Versus No Action Act

Official title: To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Tom McClintock Republican · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchForests, forestry, treesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 20, 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.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Action Versus No Action Act

This bill limits the scope of certain environmental assessments or impact statements related to forest management activities on National Forest System lands or public lands suitable for timber production to a consideration only of the effects of the forest management activity and the alternative of no action.

Specifically, the bill applies to assessments or impact statements prepared by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, or the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, for forest management activities that meet at least one of the criteria specified.

In the case of the alternative of no action, USDA or Interior shall consider whether to evaluate

  • the effect of no action on, among other things, forest health, wildfire potential, insect and disease potential, and timber production; and
  • the implications of a resulting decline in forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect or disease infestation on potential losses of life and property, domestic water supply in the project area, and wildlife habitat loss.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 189 Reintroduced Bill Action Versus No Action Act
  • HR 4302 Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act
  • HR 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 11, 2022
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Jul 20, 2021
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jul 20, 2021
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jul 20, 2021
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 20, 2021
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Jul 20, 2021
Rosendale, Matthew
· Jul 20, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4569: Action Versus No Action Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4569/
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"H.R. 4569: Action Versus No Action Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4569/.
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H.R. 4569, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4569/.
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