3.0.0 983 2023-01-11T13:34:55Z 2023-01-11T13:34:55Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALDEN:H.R. 983.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States).[Page H1086]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-09T20:23:12Z Referred to 2017-02-07T15:13:20Z 2017-03-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2018-07-13 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-07-13 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Firearms and explosives Fires Government buildings, facilities, and property Land use and conservation Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-07-24T18:33:59Z Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if:

  • the fire is set by a person to his or her own property, either to prevent an imminent threat or as part of a generally accepted resource management practice;
  • the fire does not pose a serious threat of injury to an individual or damage to federal property, and it does not result in death or serious bodily injury; and
  • no individual under 16 years of age is used in setting the fire.
]]> Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To bar prosecution under section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, in certain cases. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr983ih/xml/BILLS-115hr983ih.xml 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.