HR 1450 United States House · 118th Congress

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

This bill amends existing law to allow Indian tribes, alongside counties and state governors, to retain and use funds from timber sales under "good neighbor agreements" for forest restoration projects. It directly affects tribes, counties, and state agencies participating in these agreements, which involve collaborative forest management on federal lands. The key change lets tribes keep timber sale revenue to fund restoration work under their agreements, just as counties and governors can. The bill does not create new programs but adjusts who can access these funds. It applies to projects initiated after 2018 or on or after the bill's enactment date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
House Passage
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Last action Sep 18, 2023
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Sep 18, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)
lower
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-168, Part II.
lower
Sep 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-168, Part I.
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Forestry Discharged.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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