Continental Divide Trail Completion Act
Summary
Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act This bill provides for measures to mitigate wildfires, drought, and other natural and human disasters. Among the bill's other provisions, it sets a minimum rate of pay for federal wildland firefighters and provides parity in pay, benefits, and bonuses for federal structural firefighters; requires implementation of a 10-year National Wildfire Plan; establishes the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program; requires a plan to sustain the survival of critically important fisheries within certain states during periods of extended drought; establishes the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program for the delivery of satellite-based evapotranspiration data to certain data users; authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into agreements for conserved water under specified conditions; authorizes, ratifies, and confirms, the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement; adds specified land to the Hualapai Reservation; establishes a Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map that identifies critical electric grid infrastructure in each state that is vulnerable to natural disasters; establishes a grant program to award grants to remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions; establishes four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke to carry out research on the effects on public health of smoke emissions from wildland fires; establishes a National Disaster Safety Board; establishes a National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program; establishes a basic training program to increase the capacity of environmental justice communities to address disproportionately adverse human health or environmental effects in their communities.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2022
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Aug 27, 2021
Last action Aug 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Jul 29, 2022
How they voted
218–199
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 431
Jul 29, 2022
D
Democratic220
98% Yea
R
Republican211
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
20
Committee
20
Amendments
4
Jul 29, 2022
Introduced
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 199 (Roll no. 414).
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 199 (Roll no. 414).
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Mr. Valadao moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5118.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5118 as unfinished business.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Ms. Velazquez moved that the committee rise.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
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Jul 29, 2022
Introduced
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Velazquez amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Clyde demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment No. 3.
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Jul 29, 2022
Introduced
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schrier amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Clyde demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrier amendment No. 2.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 1.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5118.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
The Speaker designated the Honorable Susie Lee to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1254 and Rule XVIII.
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Jul 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1254 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3771, H.R. 5118 and H.R. 6929. Rule provides for consideration under structured rules for H.R. 3771, H.R. 5118 and H.R. 6929, and provides for one hour of general debate on each bill.
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Jul 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-419.
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Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
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Nov 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Sep 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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Aug 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Aug 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Melanie A. Stansbury
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Leger Fernandez
DDemocratic
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