H.R. 2647 - Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
- Sponsor:
- Bruce Westerman
- Summary:
- To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 9, 2015
- Amendments:
- 4 proposed amendments. 3 accepted. 1 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on July 9, 2015.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 262
voted NO: 167
5 voted present/not voting
Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
H.R. 2647 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act and improve forest management activities in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015
- Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015
- Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015
- Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2016
- Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 2016
- To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
- Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
- Sponsor
- Bruce Westerman
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Public lands and natural resources
- Advisory bodies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Housing and community development funding
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land use and conservation
- Oregon
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local finance
- Water quality
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Related Bills
- H.R. 2644 (114th) : National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015
- H.R. 2996 (114th) : To Amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to Establish Wildfire on Federal Lands As a Major Disaster.
- H.Res. 347 (114th) : Providing for Further Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 5) to Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education, Protect State and Local Authority, Inform Parents of the Performance of Their Children's Schools, and for Other Purposes, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2647) to Expedite Under the National Environmental Policy Act and Improve Forest Management Activities in Units of the National Forest System Derived from the Public Domain, on Public Lands Under the Jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal Lands to Return Resilience to Overgrown, Fire-Prone Forested Lands, and for Other Purposes.
- S. 3085 (114th) : Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016
- S. 2012 (114th) : North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
- H.R. 470 (114th) : Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
- H.R. 1214 (114th) : National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015
- H.R. 3127 (114th) : Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act
- S. 61 (114th) : Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act
- S. 1744 (114th) : Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/04/2015 Referred to Committee Amendments (4 proposed) Passed House 7/09/2015 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 2647 7/09/2015 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 181 voted YES 247 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage: H R 2647 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 7/09/2015 This bill PASSED the House 262 voted YES 167 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On agreeing to the Tipton amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Kilmer amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 6/04/2015 6/04/2015 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. 6/04/2015 Introduced in House 6/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 6/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. 6/10/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 6/11/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 6/11/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15. 6/11/2015 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. 6/11/2015 Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. 6/17/2015 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 6/17/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 6/25/2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-185, Part I. 6/25/2015 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-185, Part II. Put on a legislative calendar 6/25/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 137. 7/07/2015 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 347 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for consideration of H.R. 5 and H.R. 2647. 7/08/2015 Rule H. Res. 347 passed House. 7/09/2015 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 347. 7/09/2015 Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for consideration of H.R. 5 and H.R. 2647. 7/09/2015 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 347 and Rule XVIII. 7/09/2015 The Speaker designated the Honorable George Holding to act as Chairman of the Committee. 7/09/2015 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2647. 7/09/2015 Mr. Bishop (UT) moved that the Committee now rise. 7/09/2015 On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2647 as unfinished business. 7/09/2015 Considered as unfinished business. 7/09/2015 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 7/09/2015 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with the remaining 12 1/2 minutes of general debate on H.R. 2647. 7/09/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 347, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the part C Polis amendment No. 1. 7/09/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 347, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the part C Tipton amendment No.2. 7/09/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 347, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the part C Lujan Grisham amendment No. 3. 7/09/2015 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 347, the Committee of the Whole proceed with 10 minutes of debate on the part C Kilmer amendment No. 4. 7/09/2015 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and which further proceedings had been postponed. 7/09/2015 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2647. 7/09/2015 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 7/09/2015 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 7/09/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 7/09/2015 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 7/09/2015 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Polis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/09/2015 7/09/2015 House amendment offered 7/09/2015 7/09/2015 House amendment offered 7/09/2015 7/09/2015 House amendment offered 7/09/2015 7/09/2015 House amendment offered select this vote Vote 7/09/2015 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 2647 currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/09/2015 On Passage: H R 2647 Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 7/09/2015 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Polis. 7/09/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Polis. 7/09/2015 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Tipton. 7/09/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Tipton. select this vote Vote 7/09/2015 On agreeing to the Tipton amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Tipton amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/09/2015 Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM). 7/09/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM). select this vote Vote 7/09/2015 On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/09/2015 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Kilmer. 7/09/2015 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Kilmer. select this vote Vote 7/09/2015 On agreeing to the Kilmer amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Kilmer amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/09/2015 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 7/09/2015 Roll call votes on amendments in House 7/09/2015 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 7/13/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Put on a legislative calendar 9/13/2016 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 9/19/2016 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 9/19/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status H. Amdt. 652 Polis, Jared [D-CO2] July 9, 2015 Failed by voice vote on July 9, 2015. Amendment sought to strike Sec. 203, which relates to the prohibition on restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and injunctions pending appeals and to strike Title III, which relates to the imposition of a bond requirement as part of a potential legal challenge of certain forest management activities.
select this vote H. Amdt. 653 Tipton, Scott [R-CO3] July 9, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 9, 2015. Amendment provides that stewardship contracts awarded prior to Feb. 7, 2014 shall be modified by the Secretary to include fire liability provisions.
select this vote H. Amdt. 654 Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM1] July 9, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 9, 2015. Amendment allows the Forest Service to establish a pilot program to execute contracts (638 contracts) with tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act which allow tribes to manage and implement Federal programs in Indian Country.
select this vote H. Amdt. 655 Kilmer, Derek [D-WA6] July 9, 2015 Passed by voice vote on July 9, 2015. Amendment to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and implement at least one landscape-scale forest restoration project that includes, as a defined purpose of that project, the generation of material that will be used to promote advanced wood products and require that the project be developed through a collaborative process.
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