H.R. 5815: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016

Plain summary

Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if: the fire is set by a person to the person's own property, either to prevent an imminent threat of damage to the property or as part of any generally accepted practice for managing vegetation on timber, grazing, or farm land; the fire neither results in death or serious bodily injury nor poses a serious threat of bodily injury or damage to any building, dwelling, or vehicle of the United States; and no individual under 16 years of age is used in setting the fire.

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Official text

Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · 5 cosponsors

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Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5815.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5815 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114