Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 9, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if:
- the fire is set by a person to his or her own property, either to prevent an imminent threat or as part of a generally accepted resource management practice;
- the fire does not pose a serious threat of injury to an individual or damage to federal property, and it does not result in death or serious bodily injury; and
- no individual under 16 years of age is used in setting the fire.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 13, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jul 13, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1086.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5815 | Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Aug 11, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To bar prosecution under section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, in certain cases.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
