United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4251 (109th)
Home Heating Assistance Act
Introduced
8 November 2005
Last action
14 November 2005 · Referred
Status
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sponsors
Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], RON KIND, Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], JOHN DUNCAN, Ed Case, Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Home Heating Assistance Act - Directs, for the one year period beginning upon enactment of this Act, forest officers designated by the supervisor of a unit of the National Forest System (NFS) to grant individuals the free collection and removal of dead timber from designated NFS lands to be used as firewood. Limits the total value of the timber collected by an individual to $1,000.
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Timeline
8 November 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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
8 November 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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
8 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2005
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
14 November 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 November 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 November 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 November 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 November 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- RON KIND · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Sponsor
- Ed Case · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
- · hsii00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4251
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4251
- us · 109-hr-4251 · source updated 15 August 2025