2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1586: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Legislative Summary
To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.
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Bill History
3/14/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
11/15/2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
10/25/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-721, Part I.
House of Representatives
12/16/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-721, Part II.
House of Representatives
12/16/2024
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
House of Representatives
12/16/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/14/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 35
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Doug LaMalfa
Republican
Co-Sponsors (38)
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Dan Newhouse
Republican
Russ Fulcher
Republican
Austin Scott
Republican
Tom McClintock
Republican
Amata Radewagen
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Lauren Boebert
Republican
Eric Crawford
Republican
Young Kim
Republican
Ryan Zinke
Republican
John Garamendi
Democrat
Blake Moore
Republican
Burgess Owens
Republican
Michael Simpson
Republican
Trent Kelly
Republican
Ken Calvert
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Darrell Issa
Republican
Mary Miller
Republican
Kevin Kiley
Republican
Matt Rosendale
Republican
Jim Costa
Democrat
Harriet Hageman
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Jay Obernolte
Republican
David Valadao
Republican
John Duarte
Republican
James Moylan
Republican
Chris Stewart
Republican
Don Bacon
Republican
Cliff Bentz
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Mark Amodei
Republican
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Paul Gosar
Republican
Celeste Maloy
Republican
Greg Lopez
Republican