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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.

House floor actions Actions

Calendars
Dec. 16 2024	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

Discharge
Dec. 16 2024	Committee on Agriculture discharged.

Committee
Dec. 16 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
Oct. 25 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.

IntroReferral

Mar. 14
2023

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.
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.
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.

Library of Congress Actions

Committee
Dec. 16 2024	Committee on Agriculture discharged. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
Oct. 25 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Nov. 15 2023	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
May. 17 2023	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Apr. 05 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar. 23 2023	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar. 22 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar. 15 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

House bill HR1586-118

Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023

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