HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIONS 09/20/2013

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

September 20, 2013

 

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

Democrat Motion to Recommit – REJECTED 190 – 228

 

Final Passage of H.J. Res. 59 — "Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes." – PASSED 230 – 189

 

Daines (R-MT) Amendment No. 1 - Protect forest reserve projects from frivolous litigation by precluding Court -issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements in selecting, planning, or analyzing the project. – ADOPTED 219 – 196  

 

McClintock (R-CA), McCarthy (R-CA), LaMalfa (R-CA), Denham (R-CA) Amendment No. 3 -Waives judicial review to prevent frivolous litigation on any timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire occurring in 2013. – ADOPTED 243 – 172

 

McClintock (R-CA) Amendment No. 5 - Prohibits the U.S. Forest Service from removing any roads or trails unless there has been a specific decision, which included adequate and appropriate public involvement, to decommission the specific road or trail in question. – ADOPTED 249 – 166  

 

Democrat Motion to Recommit – REJECTED 190 – 228

 

Final Passage of H.R. 1526 — "To restore employment and educational opportunities in, and improve the economic stability of, counties containing National Forest System land, while also reducing Forest Service management costs, by ensuring that such counties have a dependable source of revenue from National Forest System land, to provide a temporary extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes." – PASSED 244 – 173