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Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Introduced: May 10, 2023 Introduced by: Fulcher, Russ Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 14, 2023
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4328)
Sep 14, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)
Sep 14, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)
Sep 12, 2023
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Westerman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Sep 12, 2023
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4251-4253)
Sep 12, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450.
Sep 8, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Sep 8, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-168, Part II.
Sep 1, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-168, Part I.
Jun 13, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Jun 13, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Jun 13, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 11, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
May 11, 2023
Subcommittee on Forestry Discharged.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar 8, 2023
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.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act 

This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)

Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)

The bill also extends the Good Neighbor Authority program's expiration date to the end of FY2028; the program currently expires at the end of FY2023.

What's happening now September 18, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 8467 Related bill Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
  • HR 8790 Related bill Fix Our Forests Act
  • S 697 Identical bill Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 3
D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Jun 7, 2023
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 23, 2023
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · May 10, 2023
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 9, 2023
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 29, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 8, 2023
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 8, 2023
 D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1450: Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1450/
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"H.R. 1450: Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1450/.
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