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HOUSE 1174117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

FIR Act

Last Action
3/25/2021

Actions

  • 2021-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • 2021-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • 2021-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 2021-02-18Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
  • 2021-02-18Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
  • 2021-02-18Introduced in House
  • 2021-02-18Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-02-18 (00)

Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act

This bill specifies that neither the Department of Agriculture nor the Department of the Interior may be required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information concerning a listed species or critical habitat becomes available.

Cosponsors (9)

  • Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
  • MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
  • James Baird (R-IN)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
  • Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

Subjects

  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Land use and conservation
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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