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H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

Public lands and natural resources. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Senate Vote: On Passage

by voice vote on November 16, 2016.

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National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

H.R. 845 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
  • National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
Sponsor
Cynthia M. Lummis
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Public lands and natural resources
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • User charges and fees
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced2/10/2015
Referred to Committee
House9/26/2016
Senate11/16/2016
Signed by President11/28/2016
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.9/26/2016 by voice vote
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.11/16/2016 by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/10/2015
2/10/2015Referred 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.
2/10/2015Introduced in House
2/27/2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
3/16/2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
9/14/2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Put on a legislative calendar9/14/2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
9/20/2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-770, Part I.
9/20/2016Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Put on a legislative calendar9/20/2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 603.
9/26/2016Mr. Rouzer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
9/26/2016Considered under suspension of the rules.
9/26/2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 845.
select this voteHouse Vote on Passage9/26/2016On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
9/26/2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9/27/2016Received in the Senate, read twice.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage11/16/2016Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
11/17/2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President11/18/2016Presented to President.
Signed11/28/2016Signed by President.
Enacted11/28/2016Became Public Law No: 114-245.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Environmental policy
Fishing
Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle
Horse breeders
Public official (elected or appointed)
Recreation/Entertainment
Recreational transport
Bicycles & other non-motorized recreational transp
Municipal & county government organizations
$5,398,859
$93,766
$319,005
$212,520
$1,000
$250
$343,590
$113,000
$19,140
$6,501,130
$0
11 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
11 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

11 organizations supported this bill

Access Fund
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
american council of snowmobile associations
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
American Hiking Society
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
American Horse Council
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
American Motorcyclist Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
Back Country Horsemen of America
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
National Association of Counties
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
Trout Unlimited
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.
Western Governors' Association
Sandoval, Brian (2015, March 11). LETTER: Western Governors Support National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Western Governors' Association.
Wilderness Society
Undersigned organizations (2015, April 28). NFSTSA Support Letter. Retrieved October 9, 2015, from Wilderness Society.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$22,850$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$27,100$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$165,966$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$4,250$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$482,759$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$67,479$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$29,705$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$148,812$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$5,000$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$500$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$124,771$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$10,500$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$183,652$0Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$6,500$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$8,025$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$6,500$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$29,754$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$49,850$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$21,350$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$40,600$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$21,400$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$2,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$19,700$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$6,050$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$6,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$29,800$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$14,600$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$34,596$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$64,461$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$2,500$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$4,800$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$31,850$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$7,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$9,500$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$116,588$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$5,000$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$56,350$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$43,413$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,200$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$4,500$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$282,519$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$2,500$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$24,000$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$38,426$0Yes
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$4,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$9,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$11,550$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$323,413$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$46,070$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$8,950$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$34,850$0Yes
James LankfordROK$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$34,768$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$147,800$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$6,500$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$382,981$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$10,650$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$23,400$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$60,175$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,500$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$152,805$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$250$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$1,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$78,100$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$128,516$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$161,678$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$81,632$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$13,840$0Yes
David PerdueRGA$250$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$459,839$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$35,560$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$18,200$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$15,400$0Yes
Jim RischRID$7,250$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,500$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$8,700$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$34,618$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$53,397$0Yes
Ben SasseRNE$4,100$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$318,189$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$133,579$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$13,100$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$3,000$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$237,063$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$16,200$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$38,475$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$24,500$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$280,235$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$33,225$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$18,300$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$10,550$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$176,294$0Yes
David VitterRLA$20,300$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$57,488$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$189,226$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$132,560$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$7,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$143,428$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$22,850$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$27,100$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$165,966$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$4,250$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$482,759$0Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$67,479$0Yes
Roy BluntRMO$29,705$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$148,812$0Yes
John BoozmanRAR$5,000$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$500$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$124,771$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$10,500$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$183,652$0Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$6,500$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$8,025$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$6,500$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$29,754$0Yes
Bill CassidyRLA$49,850$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$21,350$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$40,600$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$21,400$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$2,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$19,700$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$6,050$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$6,000$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$29,800$0Yes
Steve DainesRMT$14,600$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$34,596$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$64,461$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$2,500$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$4,800$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$31,850$0Yes
Deb FischerRNE$7,000$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$9,500$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$116,588$0Yes
Cory GardnerRCO$5,000$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$56,350$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$43,413$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,200$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$4,500$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$282,519$0Yes
Heidi HeitkampDND$2,500$0Yes
Dean HellerRNV$24,000$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$38,426$0Yes
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$4,000$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$9,500$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$11,550$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$323,413$0Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$46,070$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$8,950$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$34,850$0Yes
James LankfordROK$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$34,768$0Yes
Mike LeeRUT$147,800$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$6,500$0Yes
Ed MarkeyDMA$382,981$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$10,650$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$23,400$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$60,175$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$16,500$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$152,805$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$250$0Yes
Jerry MoranRKS$1,000$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$78,100$0Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$128,516$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$161,678$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$81,632$0Yes
Rand PaulRKY$13,840$0Yes
David PerdueRGA$250$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$459,839$0Yes
Rob PortmanROH$35,560$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$18,200$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$15,400$0Yes
Jim RischRID$7,250$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,500$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$8,700$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$34,618$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$53,397$0Yes
Ben SasseRNE$4,100$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$318,189$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$133,579$0Yes
Tim ScottRSC$13,100$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$3,000$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$237,063$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$16,200$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$38,475$0Yes
Dan SullivanRAK$24,500$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$280,235$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$33,225$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$18,300$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$10,550$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$176,294$0Yes
David VitterRLA$20,300$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$57,488$0Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$189,226$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$132,560$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$7,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$143,428$0Yes

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$ Donated
Environmental policy$5,398,859
Fishing$343,590
Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle$319,005
Horse breeders$212,520
Public official (elected or appointed)$113,000
Recreation/Entertainment$93,766
Recreational transport$19,140
Bicycles & other non-motorized recreational transp$1,000
Municipal & county government organizations$250

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