3.0.0 4170 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z House H HR 2004-04-20 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2004-09-29T19:14:38Z Referred to 2004-07-20T22:26:46Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Reported by 2004-07-19T18:42:20Z Markup by 2004-07-14T18:48:50Z Referred to 2004-04-20T18:00:05Z H. Rept. 108-613 2004-09-29 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Committee 2004-07-20 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2004-07-19 15:25:27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2004-07-19 15:25:24 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5942) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2004-07-19 15:25:24 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5942) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-19 15:22:22 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4170. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2004-07-19 15:22:19 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5942-5943) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-07-19 15:22:05 Mr. Hayworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2004-07-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00372 2004-07-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-613. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-07-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-613. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-07-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2004-07-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2004-04-21 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2004-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2004-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000419 Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] RICHARD POMBO R CA W. 11 Y 2004-07-16T04:00:00Z H.R. 4170, Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/15825 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004</p> 2004-07-16T04:00:00Z H.R. 4170, Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/15825 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004 Public Lands and Natural Resources Agriculture and Food Coal Commerce Continental shelf Department of the Interior Employee selection Energy Environmental Protection Federal employees Federal-Indian relations Geology Government Operations and Politics Indian lands Irrigation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Minorities Native Americans Ocean mining Reclamation of land Recruiting of employees Social Welfare Strip mining Surveying Volunteer workers Water Resources Development Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-04-20 Introduced in House 2004-12-07T20:49:15Z Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to recruit, train, and accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of individuals, contributed without compensation as volunteers, for aiding in or facilitating the activities administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Minerals Management Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of the Solicitor, and the Office of the Secretary.

Prohibits: (1) the Secretary from permitting the use of such volunteers in law enforcement work, in regulatory and enforcement work, in policy-making processes, or to displace any employee; and (2) volunteer services authorized by this Act from being conducted on private property unless the officer or employee charged with supervising the volunteer obtains appropriate consent to enter the property from the property owner. Authorizes the Secretary to accept the services of individuals in hazardous duty only upon a determination by the Secretary that such individuals are skilled in performing hazardous activities. Directs the Secretary to ensure that an appropriate U.S. officer or employee provides adequate and appropriate supervision of each volunteer whose services the Secretary accepts.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide for services and costs incidental to the utilization of volunteers. Provides that a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee, subject to Federal employment law, regarding hours or work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.

]]> 36 2004-07-19 Passed House amended 2004-12-07T20:50:24Z Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to recruit, train, and accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of individuals, contributed without compensation as volunteers, for aiding in or facilitating the activities administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Office of the Secretary.

Prohibits: (1) the Secretary, in accepting such services of individuals as volunteers, from permitting the use of such volunteers in law enforcement work, in regulatory and enforcement work, in policy-making processes, or to displace any employee; and (2) volunteer services authorized by this Act from being conducted on private property unless the officer or employee charged with supervising the volunteer obtains appropriate consent to enter the property from the property owner. Authorizes the Secretary to accept the services of individuals in hazardous duty only upon a determination by the Secretary that such individuals are skilled in performing hazardous activities. Directs the Secretary to ensure that an appropriate U.S. officer or employee provides adequate and appropriate supervision of each volunteer whose services the Secretary accepts.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide for services and costs incidental to the utilization of volunteers. Provides that a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to Federal employment law including those provisions relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits. Provides for volunteers under this Act to be subject to the provisions of Federal criminal law concerning bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest, except under certain conditions.

]]> Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 Display Title Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recruit volunteers to assist with, or facilitate, the activities of various agencies and offices of the Department of the Interior. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 Short Titles as Reported to House Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 H House Short Titles as Passed House Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2004 H House Referred in Senate 2004-07-20T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2004-07-19T04:00:00Z Reported in House 2004-07-19T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2004-04-20T04:00:00Z 2004-09-29 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.