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HR 5015 118th Congress House Environmental Protection Employment and training programs Forests, forestry, trees Higher education Horticulture and plants Intergovernmental relations Public-private cooperation

Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced: June 25, 2024 Introduced by: Leger Fernandez, Teresa Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-912, Part I.
Apr 16, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 16, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 16, 2024
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Mar 20, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 18, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023

This bill provides support for the collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of tree seedlings.

First, the bill expands the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to allow the Forest Service to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with state forestry agencies, institutions of higher education, and other entities for the (1) collection and maintenance of native seeds, including material from managed seed orchards; and (2) production of seedlings for revegetation.

Second, the bill modifies requirements for forest landscape restoration proposals for funding under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. Specifically, the bill adds institutions of higher education to the list of entities that may provide employment or training opportunities under a proposal and allows the employment or training opportunities to include the collection and maintenance of native seeds for revegetation or the production of seedlings.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-912, Part I.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 30, 2024
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 25, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 25, 2024
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Jun 25, 2024
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 12, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jun 12, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5015: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5015/
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"H.R. 5015: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5015/.
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