A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on May 20, 2021
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4 Cosponsors (4 Democrats)
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May 20, 2021
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Oct 21, 2021
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Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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S. 1734 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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