HR 1586 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Introduced Mar 14, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Doug LaMalfa R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 16, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

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. IntroducedMar 14, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to discharge a fire retardant, a chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.

No National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit shall be required for such activities or for similar activities conducted by the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a state or political subdivision thereof, or a tribal government.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2023 to Sep 18, 2024, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalMar 14, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 14, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 14, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-CAKevin KileyOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalMar 14, 2023
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalMar 14, 2023
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Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2024Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  2. Dec 16, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
  3. Dec 16, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
  4. Oct 25, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
  5. Nov 15, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 796Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023Related billMar 14, 2023

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2024Reported in House
  2. Mar 14, 2023Introduced in House

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