National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
This bill modifies the treatment of monies collected by the United States arising out of certain Forest Service activities.
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to invest in interest-bearing obligations all monies that were previously collected by the United States in forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements related to Forest Service activities, provided the amounts are not required to meet current withdrawals. The bill makes available the interest earned to cover the costs of work rendered necessary by the action which led to the forfeiture, judgment, compromise, or settlement.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 410 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed385–42 | Dec 8, 2021 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2021 to Oct 21, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 21, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021Markup Oct 21, 2021Reported Dec 7, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 11, 2021Discharged Oct 21, 2021 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2021 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Dec 8, 2021Mr. Scott, David moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7490-7492)
- Dec 8, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4489.
- Dec 8, 2021At 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.
- Dec 8, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7531-7532)
- Dec 8, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 42 (Roll no. 410). (text: CR H7490)
- Dec 8, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 7, 2021Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-204.
- Dec 7, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
- Oct 21, 2021Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Discharged.
- Oct 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Aug 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 H7490–H7492Text printed H7490Recorded votes H7531enactLists H7532Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4489, National Forest Restoration and Remediation ActNotices H7553Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4489, National Forest Restoration and Remediation ActTables H7553Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4489, National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act | David Scott D-GA, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Dusty Johnson R-SD, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Kim Schrier D-WA, Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. R-MT | Dec 8, 2021 |
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
- Dec 6, 2021H.R. 4489, National Forest Restoration and Remediation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on October 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3634.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-17 | THE 2021 WILDLAND FIRE YEAR: RESPONDING TO AND MITIGATING. THREATS TO COMMUNITIES86 pages | Agriculture Committee | Sep 29, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4046 | Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
| HR 5118 | Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act | Related bill | Aug 2, 2022 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Act of June 20, 1958, to require that certain amounts collected by the United States with respect to lands under the administration of the Forest Service be invested into interest bearing obligations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act
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 9, 2021Referred in Senate
- Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
- Dec 7, 2021Reported in House
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced 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.
