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HRES53Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
Failed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2025-01-21
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Austin Scott
Austin Scott
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (671 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001189

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2025-01-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on RulesReported Original Measure · 2025-01-22

Plain-English Summary

This measure allows Congress to debate and vote on two separate bills: one that would speed up environmental reviews and expand forest management projects on federal and tribal lands to reduce wildfire risk by removing overgrown vegetation, and another that would require immigration officials to detain immigrants who have been charged with theft crimes. The bills address forest management and immigration enforcement, affecting federal land agencies, forest communities, and immigration authorities.

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