Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Forest products

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

2008-05-21T20:00:00Z

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

May 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

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

2008-05-20T20:00:00Z

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

May 20, 2008: Vetoed by President.

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

2008-05-19T20:00:00Z

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

May 19, 2008: Presented to President.

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

2008-05-14T20:00:00Z

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

May 14, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5437 American-Made Energy Act of 2008

2008-02-13T19:00:00Z

To promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2651 Greenhouse Gas Accountability Act of 2007

2007-06-10T20:00:00Z

To require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

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

2007-05-21T20:00:00Z

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

Bill Introduced: H.R.2337 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act

2007-05-15T20:00:00Z

To promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1131 Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program Act of 2007

2007-04-16T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6064 Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006

2006-09-12T20:00:00Z

To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5964 Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2006

2006-07-27T20:00:00Z

To establish management priorities for Federal forest lands in Oregon and Washington covered by the Northwest Forest Plan that will protect old growth timber while improving the health of young managed stands, increasing the volume of commercial timber available from these lands, and providing economic opportunities in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2921 Railroad Competition Act of 2006

2006-05-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5305 Headwaters Protection and Restoration Act

2006-05-03T20:00:00Z

To address the forest and watershed emergency in the State of Colorado that has been exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, to provide for the conduct of activities in the State to reduce the risk of wildfire and flooding, to promote economically healthy rural communities by reinvigorating the forest products industry in the State, to encourage the use of biomass fuels for energy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2604 Headwaters Protection and Restoration Act

2006-04-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to address the forest and watershed emergency in the State of Colorado that has been exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, to provide for the conduct of activities in the State to reduce the risk of wildfire and flooding, to promote economically healthy rural communities by reinvigorating the forest products industry in the State, to encourage the use of biomass fuels for energy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.369 Expressing the support of Congress for the "25 x '25" initiative, which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands in the United States will provide by 2025 at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the United States, and, in furtherance of the "25 x '25" initiative, promoting the increased production of renewable energy by the forestry and agricultural communities.

2006-03-28T19:00:00Z

Expressing the support of Congress for the "25 x '25" initiative, which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands in the United States will provide by 2025 at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the United States, and, in furtherance of the "25 x '25" initiative, promoting the increased production of renewable energy by the forestry and agricultural communities.

Bill Enacted: S.212 Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2005

2005-12-19T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-132.

Bill Signed by President: S.212 Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2005

2005-12-19T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2005: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.212 Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2005

2005-12-11T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes.

December 11, 2005: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.212 Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2005

2005-12-05T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes.

December 05, 2005: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.2079 Forests for Future Generations Act

2005-11-17T19:00:00Z

A bill to improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting the natural resources of Forest Service land and Bureau of Land Management Land, respectively, to support the recovery of non-Federal land damaged by catastrophic events, to assist impacted communities, to revitalize Forest Service experimental forests, and for other purposes.