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H.R. 5312: Act to Save America's Forests

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H.R. 5312: Act to Save America's Forests

108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Act to Save America's Forests

Plain summary

Act to Save America's Forests - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to revise eligibility criteria for members of the land and resource management scientific committee. Revises the committee termination date. Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to each prepare a continuous inventory of forest land administered by each agency head and to document whole-system measures that will be taken as a result of the inventory. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for conservation and restoration of native biodiversity in forested areas. Prohibits clearcutting or other even-age logging operations on any stand or watershed on certain Federal land, National Forest System land, and National Wildlife Refuge System land. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action. Designates special areas which shall be subject to restrictions on road construction and logging in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Requires the Secretaries concerned to appoint a committee of independent scientists to recommend additional special areas. Restricts road construction and logging on Federal land in ancient forests, special areas, roadless areas, and watershed protection areas. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action. States that this Act shall not apply to Federal wilderness areas designated under the Wilderness Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Act to Save America's Forests

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] · 101 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 41 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108