HR 3420 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act

Introduced Jul 25, 2005 Originated House Sponsor James A. Leach R-IA

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Latest action · Oct 12, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 25, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - Prohibits commercial logging and timber sales (with specified exceptions) on Federal public lands, with a two-year phase-out for existing contracts. Provides for payment of relinquished contracts.

Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to each: (1) establish a National Heritage Restoration Corps to restore (and monitor) such lands to their natural pre-logging condition; and (2) develop National Heritage Restoration Plans and related standards for regional ecological restoration and monitoring.

Sets forth provisions respecting forest fire and hazardous fuel reduction.

Provides for worker retraining of eligible persons whose jobs have been lost due to terminated timber and logging contracts. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make training grants, including grants for job search and relocation.

Sets forth fund allocation provisions, including amounts for an Environmental Protection Agency investigation of non-wood paper and construction alternatives.

Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to make permanent certain education, transportation, and public purpose payments to States and counties containing Federal land.

Authorizes a private right of action for violations of this Act.

Cosponsors 60

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2005 to May 9, 2006; 49 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJul 25, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 25, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 25, 2005
D-OHMarcy KapturSep 8, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClaySep 8, 2005
D-MAJohn F. TierneySep 13, 2005
D-MOEmanuel CleaverSep 20, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 20, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanSep 27, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOct 18, 2005
D-KYBen ChandlerOct 28, 2005
D-HIEd CaseJan 31, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJan 31, 2006
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 9, 2006

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2005
Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 8, 2005
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Aug 8, 2005
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Aug 8, 2005
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2005
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Aug 4, 2005
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 25, 2005
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Oct 12, 2005

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Aug 8, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  3. Aug 8, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
  4. Aug 8, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
  5. Aug 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate welfare, protect communities from wildfires, encourage Federal land management agency reform and accountability, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive commercial logging program on Federal public lands, restoring native biodiversity in our Federal public forests, and facilitating the economic recovery and diversification of communities affected by the Federal logging program.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2005Introduced in House

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