HR 575 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Wildfire Response Act of 2003

Latest action · Feb 28, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wildfire Response Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to procure the services of military aircraft (and related Armed Forces personnel) to fight a wildfire without first making an otherwise required Armed Forces-commercial cost comparison.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-COMark UdallFeb 12, 2003

Committees 4

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2003
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Feb 11, 2003
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2003
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Feb 12, 2003
Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 12, 2003
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2003
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2003
Readiness Subcommittee
Referred Feb 28, 2003

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2003Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
  2. Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  3. Feb 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  4. Feb 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  5. Feb 11, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  6. Feb 5, 2003Introduced in House
  7. Feb 5, 2003Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To expedite the process by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may utilize military aircraft to fight wildfires, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Wildfire Response Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2003Introduced in House

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