3.0.0 6546 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z House HR 2020-04-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEGUSE:H.R. 6546.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1895]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2020-04-24T18:41:46Z Referred to 2020-04-17T15:01:45Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-17T15:01:50Z 2020-04-24 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2020-04-17 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-04-17 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2020-04-17 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Infectious and parasitic diseases Parks, recreation areas, trails Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-04-17 Introduced in House 2020-04-28T18:49:15Z Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, for National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, for public lands, by May 31, 2020, to jointly submit to Congress a report on their activities to

  • mitigate wildfire risk during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, including activities to minimize the impact of wildfires on the respiratory health of communities;
  • identify methods of fuels reduction used during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the threat of wildfire on such lands; and
  • slow the spread of COVID-19 between firefighters and emergency response teams.

Such report shall also include the recommendations of the departments with respect to the federal support necessary to carry out these activities.

Not later than December 31, 2020, such departments shall jointly submit to Congress a report on (1) the activities and recommendations, and (2) the outcomes of forest and wildfire management in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations of the departments with respect to such outcomes.

]]> Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020 Display Title Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly report to Congress on certain efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildfire and Community Health Response Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6546ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6546ih.xml 2020-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. 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.