118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1450Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action Sep 18, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 8, 2023
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Referred
Apr 14, 2023
Agriculture · Natural Resources · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
May 11, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Sep 18, 2023
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.) Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Ind...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in House
Timeline · 23 actions
Sep 18, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 14, 2023
Considered as unfinished business.
Sep 14, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2023
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Sep 12, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450.
Sep 12, 2023
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Westerman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Sep 8, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-168, Part II.
Sep 8, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Sep 1, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-168, Part I.
Jun 13, 2023
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Jun 13, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 11, 2023
Subcommittee on Forestry Discharged.
May 11, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
Apr 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2023
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.
Mar 8, 2023
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.