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H.R. 4573

Referred to Committee

Stop CATASTROPHES Act

Introduced 7/20/2021•117th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

8/11/2021 • House

Summary

Stop Causing Alarming Tree, Air, and Soil Trauma Resulting from Obstructive Progressives' and Hypocritical Environmentalists' Schemes Act or the Stop CATASTROPHES Act

This bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. The activities are those that are carried out by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System Lands or the Department of the Interior on public lands where the primary purpose is to improve or restore such lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on such lands.

To be excluded, the area of the forest management activity may not exceed 10,000 acres.

Introduced in House • 7/20/2021

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (13)

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Sponsor

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Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]

Republican • WA-4

Sponsored 7/20/2021

Cosponsors (12)

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Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]

R-AR-4

Joined 7/20/2021

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Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]

R-OR-2

Joined 7/20/2021

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Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8]

R-CA-8

Joined 7/20/2021

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Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]

R-CA-21

Joined 7/20/2021

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

July 20, 2021

Referred 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.

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Introduced in House7/20/2021

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors12