House Bill 297
117th Congress(2021-2022)
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes.
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Passed House on May 12, 2021
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House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
297
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill directs the Forest Service to conduct a study to (1) determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Forest System in the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai in the state of Hawaii; and (2) identify available land within the study area that could be included in such unit.
January 19, 2022
May 13, 2021
May 12, 2021
January 13, 2021
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01/19/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
01/19/2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-57.
11/18/2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
05/13/2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
05/12/2021
Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981. (consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2235)
05/12/2021
Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 380, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 297; H.R. 433; H.R. 478; H.R. 586; H.R. 721, as amended; H.R. 768; H.R. 810; H.R. 1205; H.R. 1260, as amended; H.R. 1324; H.R. 1448, as amended; H.R. 1475, as amended; H.R. 1480, as amended; H.R. 2862, as amended; H.R. 2955; and H.R. 2981.(consideration: CR H2235-2246; text: CR H2235)
05/12/2021
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, proceedings on H.R. 297 are considered vacated.
05/12/2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/12/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 297.
05/12/2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2217-2219)
05/12/2021
Mr. Soto moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
01/13/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/13/2021
Introduced in House
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Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM