[History of Bills, Volume 143 (1997)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 1376--A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the
protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal
lands, and to designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient
Forests, roadless areas, and Special Areas where logging and other
intrusive activities are prohibited; to the Committees on
Agriculture; Resources; National Security, 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.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capps,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr
of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr.
Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey,
Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Velazquez, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), H1705 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H1989 [29AP], H4913 [8JY], H7601 [18SE], H9614
[28OC], H9730 [29OC]