HR 6163
117th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Soil pollution
Study on Improving Lands Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Dec 7, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 7, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Study on Improving Lands Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to (1) direct a study on the state of soil health on federal lands that determines impacts such as grazing, wildfire, recreation, and invasive species; and (2) create a database of the information collected during the study.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
2