H.R. 6012 · 118th Congress

Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023

Introduced on Oct 20, 2023 by Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24). 11 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 18, 2024): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-915, Part I.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Oct 20, 2023
Cosponsors
11
5 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. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Fires
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Licensing and registrations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Oct 20, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 20, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 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. Oct 25, 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. Jan 18, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  6. Jul 8, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  7. Jul 9, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  8. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  9. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. Sep 19, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Dec 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-915, Part I.
  12. Dec 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-915, Part I.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.10 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. Northwest Public Power Association6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  3. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE5 reports
    $6.6M reported (all issues)
  4. Northern California Power Agency4 reports
  5. Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)4 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. Trinity Public Utilities District4 reports
  7. AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY3 reports
    $112.5K reported (all issues)
  8. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  9. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.3 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. XCEL ENERGY3 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  11. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  12. Sacramento Municipal Utility District2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)
  14. CORE Electric Cooperative1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.