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:
In such an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the Department concerned shall study, develop, and describe only these two alternatives:
In the case of the alternative of no action, the Department concerned shall evaluate:
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-02 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2936. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 188 (Roll no. 598). | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 230 (Roll no. 597). | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new section pertaining to Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Mr. O'Halleran moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H8359) | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2936. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8356-8360) | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2936 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pearce amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment No. 7. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole pro ceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardenas amendment No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the O'Halleran amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. O'Halleran demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Khanna amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Khanna demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Khanna amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrader amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2936. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable David Young to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 595 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2936 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 595. (consideration: CR H8326-8357; text: CR H8340-8349) | House floor actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 595 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-31 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 595 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2936 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-25 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 271. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-25 | Discharge | Committee on Transportation discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-25 | Discharge | Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-25 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-370, Part II. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-25 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 115-370, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-04 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-04 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-27 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-27 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-21 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House committee actions |
| 2017-06-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-06-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |