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HRES 53 Agreed to

Sets House floor rules for debating H.R. 471, a forest management bill, and for considering S. 5, which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take custody of aliens charged with theft.

Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

Outcome Agreed to by the House
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House
Reported 21-JAN-2025
Passed 22-JAN-2025
Key points
  • Allows the Speaker to move the House into the Committee of the Whole to consider H.R. 471, which expedites environmental review and improves forest management on National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal lands.
  • Limits general debate on H.R. 471 to one hour and allows only amendments printed in the Committee on Rules report.
  • Makes S. 5 in order for House consideration, with one hour of debate and one motion to commit.
  • Waives all points of order against consideration of both bills and against their provisions.
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Sponsor Austin Scott (R-GA) Cosponsors · 0

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