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H.R. 7315 (115th)

Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act

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Introduced

13 December 2018

Last action

13 December 2018 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Sponsors

Bruce Westerman, Liz Cheney, Greg Gianforte, Paul Gosar, Doug LaMalfa

Subjects

Environment, Agriculture

Source updated

11 August 2025

Environment · Agriculture

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Summary

Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act This bill sets forth categorical exclusions of specified forest management activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement, gives the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management direct authority to carry out activities to reduce hazardous fuels and risk for loss of human life and property within the wildland-urban interface, requires (currently authorizes) the Department of Agriculture to cooperate with state foresters and equivalent state officials for certain forest management and wildfire prevention purposes, modifies the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program, and makes permanent the authorization for such cooperative purposes and program.

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Timeline

  1. 13 December 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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

  2. 13 December 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 December 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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