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HR 1586 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Introduced: April 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
Dec 16, 2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Dec 16, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
Oct 25, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
Nov 15, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Nov 15, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 15, 2023
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
May 17, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
May 17, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Apr 5, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar 23, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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 14, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to discharge a fire retardant, a chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.

No National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit shall be required for such activities or for similar activities conducted by the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a state or political subdivision thereof, or a tribal government.

What's happening now December 16, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 796 Related bill Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 4 Republican 29 Independent 1
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Maloy, Celeste
Utah · Dec 19, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 28, 2023
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 25, 2023
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 17, 2023
 R
Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Jul 12, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 25, 2023
Stewart, Chris
· Apr 26, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Apr 6, 2023
Duarte, John
· Mar 17, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Mar 17, 2023
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Mar 17, 2023
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 17, 2023
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 14, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Mar 14, 2023
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Mar 14, 2023
 I
Kiley, Kevin
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Mar 14, 2023
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2023
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Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1586: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1586/
MLA
"H.R. 1586: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1586/.
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H.R. 1586, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1586/.
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