United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1526 (113th)
Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
Introduced
12 April 2013
Last action
23 September 2013 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Subjects
Agriculture, Education
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish at least one Forest Reserve Revenue Area within each unit of the National Forest System designated for sustainable forest management for the production of national forest materials (the sale of trees, portions of trees, or forest products from System lands) and forest reserve revenues (to be derived from the sale of such materials in such an Area). States that the purpose of an Area is to provide a dependable source of 25% payments and economic activity for each beneficiary county containing System land that was eligible to receive payments through its state under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) manage Areas in the manner necessary to achieve their annual volume requirement, and (2) conduct covered forest reserve projects within those Areas in accordance with this Act. Defines "annual volume requirement" and "covered forest reserve project." Requires a covered project to be implemented consistent with the land and resource management plan for the System unit in which the project will be carried out. Requires forest reserve revenues to be used to make: (1) deposits into the Knutson-Vandenburg Fund and the salvage sale fund in contributions equal to the monies collected under such Acts for projects conducted on System land, and (2) 25% payments to states for the benefit of public schools and public roads of beneficiary counties.
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Timeline
11 April 2013
Committee
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Prior to Referral.
Source: Committee
12 April 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Source: Committee
12 April 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Source: Committee
31 July 2013
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
31 July 2013
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
31 July 2013
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Source: Committee
17 September 2013
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-213, Part I.
Source: Committee
17 September 2013
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-213, Part I.
Source: Committee
18 September 2013
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 351 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 687, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 3102. Measures will be considered read.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1526 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Passed
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Floor
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved that the Committee rise.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 687, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 3102. Measures will be considered read.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Woodall to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 351 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
19 September 2013
Reported
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 351. (consideration: CR H5721-5755; text of measure as reported in House: CR H5733-5747)
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 173 (Roll No. 483).
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 173 (Roll No. 483).
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 228 (Roll no. 482). (consideration: CR H5791)
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5791)
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
Mr. Barber moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H5790-5792; text: CR H5790)
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1526.
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
20 September 2013
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5788-5792)
Source: Floor
23 September 2013
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 23 September 2013 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 20 September 2013 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 12 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 20 September 2013
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
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- amends ← Amendment requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a one-page annual report containing the volume of board feet actually harvested, the average cost of preparation of timber sales, the revenues generated from such sales, and the amount of receipts distributed to each beneficiary county. Amendment also requires that the Forest Service place the contents of the report on its website.
- amends ← Amendment puts a moratorium on the use of prescribed fires in the Mark Twain National Forest until the Secretary of Agriculture submits a report to Congress on the economic impacts of such fires. Amendment also does not prohibit the use of prescribed fire as part of wildfire suppression activities.
- amends ← At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 508. LIMITATIONS ON TYPES OF DAMAGES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY SEEK ARISING FROM WILDFIRES. ***.
- amends ← At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 508. DEFINITION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION TO INCLUDE CERTAIN RELATED ACTIVITIES. For purposes of utilizing amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for fire suppression activities, including funds made available from the FLAME Fund, the term "fire suppression" includes reforestation, site rehabilitation, salvage operations, and replanting occurring following fire damage on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned or following fire suppression efforts on such lands by the Secretary concerned.
- amends ← Amendment protects forest preserve projects from delay by precluding Court-issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements in selecting, planning, or analyzing the project.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1526
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1526
- us · 113-hr-1526 · source updated 24 March 2026