HR 4623 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Commonsense Coordination Act

Introduced Jul 22, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Cliff Bentz R-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 13, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 22, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commonsense Coordination Act

This bill allows a federal agency to categorically exclude certain actions from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if another agency has categorically excluded such actions. Such a categorical exclusion shall not be subject to judicial review.

The bill also categorically excludes certain forest management activities from requirements for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. The forest management activities designated for such a categorical exclusion are those

  • carried out by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior jointly with another federal agency on certain National Forest System lands or certain public lands, respectively; and
  • for which a categorical exclusion applies with respect to such other agency.

USDA or Interior, as appropriate, may use the categorical exclusion after first obtaining written confirmation from the other federal agency that the categorical exclusion applies to the proposed forest management activity.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2021 to Dec 2, 2021, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalJul 22, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJul 22, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoDec 2, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  2. Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 22, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 22, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3827-3828)

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4516PROTECT ActRelated billAug 11, 2021
HR 4518Wildfire Prevention and Drought Mitigation Act of 2021Related billJul 19, 2021
HR 4584Healthy Forests for Hunters Act of 2021Related billAug 11, 2021
HR 4614Resilient Federal Forests ActRelated billAug 11, 2021

Subjects

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

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  1. Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House

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