Key Votes
HR 2515 - Forest Recovery and Protection bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Virgil Goode, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2515 - Forest Recovery and Protection bill
- H Amdt 542 - Road Construction Amendment
- S Amdt 149 - Department of Defense funding and Continuing Appropriations
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (181-201) - March 27, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Forest Recovery and Protection bill
Vote to pass a bill calling for a $50 million forest recovery and protection program managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- Establishes a 5 year program to recover and protect U.S. forest land.
- Creates a scientific advisory panel to help the U.S. Forest Service identify, prioritize and monitor restoration projects.
- Includes requirements for audits and reports in order to ensure fiscal accountability, transparency and efficiency.
- Designates a transfer of any funding necessary for the program from the Interior Department to a Forest Recovery and Protection Fund and prohibits that funding from being used for road construction.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Sept. 23, 1997
Title: Forest Recovery and Protection bill
Sponsors
- Robert F. 'Bob' Smith (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Patsy Ann 'Pat' Danner (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Skeen (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Thune (SD - ) (Out Of Office)