To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands that could be included in a National Forest in Hawai'i, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 7, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Forest Service to conduct a study to identify available land within the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu and Kauai that could be included in a national forest in Hawaii.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 28, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 28, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 28, 2020Markup Jul 29, 2020Reported Nov 19, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2020Hearings Jun 18, 2020Discharged Jul 29, 2020 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 7, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 3, 2020Mr. Case moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 3, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6127-6128)
- Dec 3, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7045.
- Dec 3, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6127-6128)
- Dec 3, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 19, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-600.
- Nov 19, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.
- Jul 29, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jul 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 18, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 11, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
- May 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6127, H6128Text printed H6127 | Ed Case D-HI, Rob Bishop R-UT | Dec 3, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 9, 2020H.R. 7045, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands that could be included in a National Forest in Hawai’i, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 100, May 28, 2020, page H2359.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands that could be included in a National Forest in Hawai'i, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2020Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 19, 2020Reported in House
- May 28, 2020Introduced 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.
