HCONRES 352 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully support the "Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment" as prepared by the Western Governors' Association, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and other stakeholders, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a national assessment of prescribed burning practices to minimize risks of escape.

Introduced Mar 14, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Richard W. Pombo R-CA

Latest action · Jul 23, 2002 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

IntroducedMar 14, 2002
Agreed to in HouseJul 22, 2002
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Forest Service and other Federal land management agencies should, among other specified actions, fully support the Collaborative Ten-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment as prepared by the Western Governors' Association, the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior, and other stakeholders, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place these resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire; (2) the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior should immediately prepare for public review a national assessment of prescribed burning practices on public lands to identify alternatives that will achieve land management objectives to minimize risks associated with prescribed fire; and (3) results from such assessment should be incorporated into any regulatory land use planning programs that propose the use of prescribed fire as a management practice.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2002 to Jul 9, 2002; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Mar 14, 2002
R-CO	Bob Schaffer	Original	Mar 14, 2002
R-AZ	Bob Stump	Original	Mar 14, 2002
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	Mar 14, 2002
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee	Original	Mar 14, 2002
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Mar 14, 2002
R-CO	Scott McInnis	Original	Mar 14, 2002
D-CA	Susan A. Davis	Original	Mar 14, 2002
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		May 2, 2002
R-OR	Greg Walden		May 14, 2002
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo		May 14, 2002
R-CA	Elton Gallegly		Jun 17, 2002
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		Jul 9, 2002

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Agriculture Committee	Referred Mar 14, 2002
	Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee	Referred Mar 19, 2002
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Mar 14, 2002Markup May 22, 2002Reported Jun 11, 2002
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Mar 18, 2002Discharged May 22, 2002
	Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee	Referred Mar 18, 2002Discharged May 22, 2002
Senate	Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Referred Jul 23, 2002

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 23, 2002Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 22, 2002Mr. Pombo moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jul 22, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5037-5038)
Jul 22, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 352.
Jul 22, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5037)

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1349	John Thune R-SD	Jul 25, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H5037, H5038Text printed H5037Amendments H5038	Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Charles W. Stenholm D-TX, Jeff Flake R-AZ, Richard W. Pombo R-CA, Wally Herger R-CA	Jul 22, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E357	Richard W. Pombo R-CA	Mar 14, 2002

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 107-502

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 107-150	THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE AND H.R. 5214, H.R. 5309 AND H.R. 5319109 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Sep 5, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SCONRES 107	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully support the Western Governors Association "Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment", as signed August 2001, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape.	Identical bill	Jul 30, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully implement the Western Governors Association "Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment" to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape.
Official Titles as Amended by House: Expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully support the "Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment" as prepared by the Western Governors' Association, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and other stakeholders, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a national assessment of prescribed burning practices to minimize risks of escape.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 23, 2002Referred in Senate
Jul 22, 2002Engrossed in House
Mar 14, 2002Introduced in House

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