H.R. 2607: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

Plain summary

Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions regarding certain forest management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior. The bill establishes categorical exclusions from environmental review for activities such as responding to an infestation or protecting a municipal water supply. For certain forest management activities, including those developed through a collaborative process, an environmental review may compare the impact of the proposed activity only to the impact of taking no action.

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Official text

Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · 27 cosponsors

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Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jason Smith (R-MO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-116hr2607.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2607 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116