H.R. 4717 · 118th Congress

Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 18, 2023 by Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5). 6 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 14, 2023): Subcommittee Hearings Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 18, 2023
Cosponsors
6
2 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Doug LambornR-CO-5Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  4. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  5. Aug 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  6. Nov 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  7. Nov 14, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Earthjustice1 report
    $169.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023.

Sources and method

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.