Open Congress : Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, and Forestry - Major Bill Actions

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5610 Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management Lands, and National Parks Service lands in the States of West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5502 To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5263 Forest Landscape Restoration Act

2008-02-07T00:00:00Z

To encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5241 Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act of 2008

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to take expedited action to reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to Colorado communities, water supplies, and infrastructure in or near forested areas most severely affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5218 Fire-Safe Communities Act

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4788 To address emergency shortages in food banks.

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To address emergency shortages in food banks.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4832 Wildland Fire Safety and Transparency Act of 2007

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To promote wildland firefighter safety.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4836 National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4280 Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4292 Superior National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007

2007-12-05T00:00:00Z

To authorize the sale of certain National Forest System lands in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4226 Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Saving American Lives and Investing in Protecting Land And Nature Act

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the categorical exclusion of certain projects on Federal land located adjacent to non-Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or agreements for forest projects on Federal land with non-Federal entities that own adjacent land, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4155 Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4092 Mountaintown National Scenic Area Act of 2007

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4096 Wild Fire Prevention Act

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

To facilitate the ability of private property owners and local communities that manage public land to clear brush or make other modifications to their property for the purpose of creating fire breaks in order to protect human lives and property.