US SB796 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes.
Title
Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] |
| Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1586 (Related) 2024-12-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/796/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s796/BILLS-118s796is.pdf |
