H.R. 1586 · 118th Congress · House

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
Introduced
Mar 14, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

22
  1. DEC 16, 2024•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

    H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.

    118Yea
    721Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 16, 2024•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

    H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.

    118Yea
    721Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 16, 2024•Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  4. DEC 16, 2024•Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  5. DEC 16, 2024•Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

  6. OCT 25, 2024•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.

    118Yea
    721Nay
    0NV
  7. OCT 25, 2024•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.

    118Yea
    721Nay
    0NV
  8. NOV 15, 2023•Committee

    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged

  9. NOV 15, 2023•Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. NOV 15, 2023•Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

  11. MAY 17, 2023•Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

  12. MAY 17, 2023•Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  13. MAY 17, 2023•Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.

    22Yea
    17Nay
    0NV
  14. APR 05, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

  15. MAR 23, 2023•Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  16. MAR 22, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  17. MAR 15, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

  18. MAR 14, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  19. MAR 14, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. MAR 14, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.

  21. MAR 14, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.

  22. MAR 14, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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

16

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Dec 16, 2024

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Dec 16, 2024

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Oct 25, 2024

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Nov 15, 2023

Active

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

hspw02

Referred: Nov 15, 2023

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Nov 15, 2023

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: May 17, 2023

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: May 17, 2023

Active

Federal Lands Subcommittee

hsii10

Referred: May 17, 2023

Active

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

hsag15

Referred: Apr 5, 2023

Active

Federal Lands Subcommittee

hsii10

Referred: Mar 23, 2023

Active

Federal Lands Subcommittee

hsii10

Referred: Mar 22, 2023

Active

Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee

hspw02

Referred: Mar 15, 2023

Active

Agriculture Committee

hsag00

Referred: Mar 14, 2023

Active

Natural Resources Committee

hsii00

Referred: Mar 14, 2023

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

hspw00

Referred: Mar 14, 2023

Active