3.0.0 4579 2022-12-31T05:05:51Z 2022-12-31T05:05:51Z House HR 2021-07-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSENDALE:H.R. 4579.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H3755]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-11T15:18:43Z Referred to 2021-07-20T14:02:40Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2021-08-04T13:39:06Z Referred to 2021-07-20T14:02:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-20T14:02:45Z 2021-08-11 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2021-08-04 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2021-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 2021-07-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000103 Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] Matthew Rosendale R MT M. N W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2021-07-20 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2021-07-20 True B000668 Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] Cliff Bentz R OR 2 2021-07-20 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2021-07-20 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2021-07-20 True B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3] Lauren Boebert R CO 3 2021-07-20 True T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2021-07-20 True O000019 Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] Jay Obernolte R CA 8 2021-07-20 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-07-20 Introduced in House 2022-02-24T22:11:51Z Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021

This bill sets forth provisions regarding legal challenges to federal forest management activities on land suitable for timber production.

The bill revises the standard of review for a court considering a request for injunctive relief applicable to an agency's qualified forest management activity. Specifically, a court must balance the impact to the ecosystem of undertaking the agency action against not undertaking the agency action.

The bill also limits the length of preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal in such cases to 60 days.

Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to each establish a discretionary arbitration pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for challenges to qualified forest management activities.

The bill prohibits amounts from being obligated or expended from the Claims and Judgment Fund and awards to pay any fees or other expenses to any plaintiff related to an action challenging a qualified forest management activity.

]]> Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To establish an arbitration process pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for certain objections or protests to qualified forest management activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4579ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4579ih.xml 2021-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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.