HOUSE 1567118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

ACRES Act

Last Action: 9/14/2023

Actions

2023-09-14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2023-09-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2023-09-13On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 4 (Roll no. 386). (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4249)
2023-09-13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 4 (Roll no. 386). (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4249)
2023-09-13Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4276-4277)
2023-09-12At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2023-09-12DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1567.
2023-09-12Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4249-4251)
2023-09-12Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2023-09-08Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
2023-09-08Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2023-09-08Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2023-09-08Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-186, Part I.
2023-09-08Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-186, Part I.
2023-04-28Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-09-08 (08)

Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act or the ACRES Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activity.

Hazardous fuels reduction activity means any vegetation management activity to reduce the risk of wildfire but excludes the award of contracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction activities.

Specifically, USDA and Interior must

include in the materials submitted in support of the President's budget each fiscal year a report on the number of acres of federal land on which such activities were carried out during the preceding year, and
implement standardized procedures for tracking data related to such activities.

The standardized procedures must include

regular, standardized data reviews of the accuracy and timely input of data used to track hazardous fuels reduction activities;
verification methods that validate whether such data accurately correlates to such activities;
an analysis of the short- and long-term effectiveness of such activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and
for hazardous fuels reduction activities that occur partially within the wildland-urban interface, methods to distinguish which acres are located within and which located outside the wildland-urban interface.

The Government Accountability Office shall (1) conduct a study on this bill's implementation, and (2) submit a report to Congress with the results of the study.

Cosponsors (1)

Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

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