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H.R. 4623 117th Congress House

Commonsense Coordination Act

Official title: To establish a categorical exclusion for forest management activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture jointly with another Federal agency if such f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a categorical exclusion for forest management activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture jointly with another Federal agency if such forest management activities received a categorical exclusion with respect to such other Federal agency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Cliff Bentz Republican · Oregon See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 22, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3827-3828)
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 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.
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 Latest action August 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commonsense Coordination Act

This bill allows a federal agency to categorically exclude certain actions from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if another agency has categorically excluded such actions. Such a categorical exclusion shall not be subject to judicial review.

The bill also categorically excludes certain forest management activities from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. The forest management activities designated for such a categorical exclusion are those

  • carried out by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior jointly with another federal agency on certain National Forest System lands or certain public lands, respectively; and
  • for which a categorical exclusion applies with respect to such other agency.

USDA or Interior, as appropriate, may use the categorical exclusion after first obtaining written confirmation from the other federal agency that the categorical exclusion applies to the proposed forest management activity.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4518 Wildfire Prevention and Drought Mitigation Act of 2021
  • HR 4584 Healthy Forests for Hunters Act of 2021
  • HR 4614 Resilient Federal Forests Act
  • HR 4516 PROTECT Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
Lesko, Debbie
· Dec 2, 2021
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jul 22, 2021
Garcia, Mike
· Jul 22, 2021
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jul 22, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 22, 2021
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Jul 22, 2021
Rosendale, Matthew
· Jul 22, 2021
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2021
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4623: Commonsense Coordination Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4623/
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"H.R. 4623: Commonsense Coordination Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4623/.
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H.R. 4623, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4623/.
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