H.R. 4573 · 117th Congress · House

Stop CATASTROPHES Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced
Jul 20, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Stop Causing Alarming Tree, Air, and Soil Trauma Resulting from Obstructive Progressives' and Hypocritical Environmentalists' Schemes Act or the Stop CATASTROPHES Act

This bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. The activities are those that are carried out by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System Lands or the Department of the Interior on public lands where the primary purpose is to improve or restore such lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on such lands.

To be excluded, the area of the forest management activity may not exceed 10,000 acres.

Action Timeline

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  1. AUG 11, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  2. JUL 20, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 20, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JUL 20, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  5. JUL 20, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

Committees

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Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

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Referred: Aug 11, 2021

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Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Jul 20, 2021

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jul 20, 2021

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