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HR 4573 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Stop CATASTROPHES Act

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Causing Alarming Tree, Air, and Soil Trauma Resulting from Obstructive Progressives' and Hypocritical Environmentalists' Schemes Act or the Stop CATASTROPHES Act

This bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. The activities are those that are carried out by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System Lands or the Department of the Interior on public lands where the primary purpose is to improve or restore such lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on such lands.

To be excluded, the area of the forest management activity may not exceed 10,000 acres.

What's happening now August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 4518 Related bill Wildfire Prevention and Drought Mitigation Act of 2021
  • HR 4302 Related bill Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act
  • HR 4614 Related bill Resilient Federal Forests Act
  • S 2698 Related bill Stop CATASTROPHES Act
  • HR 4516 Related bill PROTECT Act
  • HR 4584 Related bill Healthy Forests for Hunters Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 10
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McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Jul 26, 2021
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Jul 20, 2021
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jul 20, 2021
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 20, 2021
Cheney, Liz
· Jul 20, 2021
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 20, 2021
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Jul 20, 2021
Rosendale, Matthew
· Jul 20, 2021
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jul 20, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2021
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Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 20, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4573: Stop CATASTROPHES Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4573/
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"H.R. 4573: Stop CATASTROPHES Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4573/.
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H.R. 4573, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4573/.
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