To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-57.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981. (consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2235)

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981.(consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2235)

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, proceedings on H.R. 297 are considered vacated.

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 297.

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2217-2219)

Mr. Soto moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Introduced in House