H.R. 2936Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017

5 recorded actions150 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Bruce Westerman [R-AR-04]
Cosponsors: 18 · 16 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee · and 3 more
Latest action: Nov 2, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

IntroducedJun 20, 2017
Passed the HouseNov 1, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017

This bill shall apply whenever the Department concerned, either the Department of Agriculture for National Forest System (NFS) lands or the Department of the Interior for public lands, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for specified forest management activities, including those that:

will occur on lands identified as suitable for timber production; or

will occur on a landscape-scale area designated by the Department concerned as part of an insect and disease treatment program on NSF land pursuant to the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, notwithstanding whether such activity is initiated before September 30, 2018.

In such an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the Department concerned shall study, develop, and describe only these two alternatives:

the forest management activity, and

the alternative of no action.

In the case of the alternative of no action, the Department concerned shall evaluate:

the effect of no action on forest health, habitat diversity, wildfire potential, insect and disease potential, and timber production; and

the implications of a resulting decline in forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect or disease infestation on domestic water supply in the project area, wildlife habitat loss, and other economic and social factors.

The bill establishes categorical exclusions regarding certain other forest management actions.

A process is established for declaration of a major disaster for wildfire on federal lands managed by specified federal land management agencies.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2936 as introduced in House on Jun 20, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Nov 1, 2017Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveNov 1, 2017

How every member votedHouse roll call 598

House Nov 1, 2017 · the primary vote

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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017

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232 Yea 188 Nay 12 not voting

Party-line vote 19 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 10 Democrats, 9 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic194 members

Republican238 members

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Cosponsors18 · 16 Republicans · 2 Democrats

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Who lobbied on H.R. 293654 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2936 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDfiled by THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND

Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund · Education · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation +4 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEIts PAC: American Association for Justice PAC

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Homeland Security · Transportation +17 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Energy/Nuclear · Natural Resources · Immigration · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) +17 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

EARTHJUSTICE

Budget/Appropriations · Animals · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Government Issues +3 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NATURE CONSERVANCYfiled by THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation · Agriculture +4 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

SALT RIVER PROJECTfiled by SALT RIVER PROJECT, THE ADVOCACY GROUP

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear +1 more8 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2018Filing

ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE

Natural Resources7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2018Filing

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY

Agriculture · Environment/Superfund · Animals · Natural Resources +1 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCILfiled by CASCADE PUBLIC AFFAIRSIts PAC: American Forest Resource Council PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Natural Resources7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN RIVERS

Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Agriculture · Insurance · Budget/Appropriations +5 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

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