H.R. 2601: Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011
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H.R. 2601: Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-20 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011
Plain summary
Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to make permanent the authority of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs.
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Official text
Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 2 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2601.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2601 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112