S. 2593 - Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

Natural resources. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

S. 2593 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008
  • Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008
Sponsor
Jeff Bingaman
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Natural resources
  • Animals
  • Budgets
  • Business
  • Emergency management
  • Environmental protection
  • Executive departments
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Fire prevention
  • Forest conservation
  • Forest ecology
  • Forest fires
  • Forest health
  • Forest roads
  • Government trust funds
  • Habitat conservation
  • Job training
  • Lumber trade
  • National forests
  • Non-native species
  • Old growth forests
  • Performance measurement
  • Private forests
  • Public lands
  • Restoration ecology
  • Small business
  • Transportation
  • Trees
  • Water pollution
  • Water pollution control
  • Water quality
  • Wood
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced2/05/2008
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/05/2008
2/05/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S659-660)
2/05/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2/06/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S681)
4/01/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-453.
Put on a legislative calendar5/07/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
6/16/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-370.
Put on a legislative calendar6/16/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 802.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $27,331 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $109,600 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $100,112 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $39,785 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $100,898 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $78,479 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $58,673 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $136,923 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $160,306 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $125,819 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $339,400 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $20,760 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $30,600 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $87,973 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $98,995 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $71,800 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $74,502 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $102,550 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $58,320 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $119,291 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $170,385 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $155,558 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $329,282 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $61,732 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $52,800 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $152,200 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $191,150 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $62,950 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $177,505 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $100,955 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $46,451 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $115,410 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $116,209 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $68,010 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $159,570 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $65,067 Against $0

Votes

    4 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008

    4 organizations supported this bill

    American Forest Resource Council
    (n.d.). Testimony of Christopher I. West. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Forest Guild
    (n.d.). Testimony of Howard Gross. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Nature Conservancy
    (n.d.). Testimony of Scott Simon. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Oregon Wild
    (n.d.). Conservationists See Step In Right Direction With Forest Restoration Bill. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$31,900$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$4,500$0
    Max BaucusDMT$129,200$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
    Bob BennettRUT$2,000$0
    Joe BidenDDE$4,710$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$18,001$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$15,300$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$0
    Jim BunningRKY$16,394$0
    Richard BurrRNC$48,856$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$2,250$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$185,665$0
    Ben CardinDMD$36,951$0
    Tom CarperDDE$8,050$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$70,713$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$142,500$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$141,250$0
    Tom CoburnROK$5,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$30,850$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$29,250$0
    Susan CollinsRME$50,400$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$23,700$0
    John CornynRTX$27,550$0
    Larry CraigRID$77,298$0
    Mike CrapoRID$47,612$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$91,700$0
    Chris DoddDCT$9,100$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$16,251$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$9,500$0
    Byron DorganDND$3,250$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$0
    John EnsignRNV$6,000$0
    Mike EnziRWY$3,000$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$40,658$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$44,850$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$69,450$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$24,000$0
    Judd GreggRNH$5,950$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$23,546$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$15,750$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$19,763$0
    Jim InhofeROK$15,500$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$4,300$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$41,800$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$0
    John KerryDMA$19,120$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$20,300$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$38,016$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$13,200$0
    Carl LevinDMI$25,095$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$47,400$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$76,100$0
    Dick LugarRIN$27,850$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$19,500$0
    John McCainRAZ$9,550$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$49,110$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$43,800$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$33,660$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$29,384$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$144,666$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,500$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$66,905$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$109,442$0
    Mark PryorDAR$29,250$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$0
    Harry ReidDNV$45,248$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$7,000$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,700$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$129,363$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$40,820$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$57,750$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$31,300$0
    Gordon SmithROR$234,600$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$30,100$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$19,500$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$33,310$0
    Ted StevensRAK$9,500$0
    John SununuRNH$5,900$0
    Jon TesterDMT$113,727$0
    John ThuneRSD$30,750$0
    David VitterRLA$35,550$0
    George VoinovichROH$7,500$0
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$40,740$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$0
    Roger WickerRMS$50,950$0
    Ron WydenDOR$123,350$0

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$31,900$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$4,500$0
    Max BaucusDMT$129,200$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$0
    Bob BennettRUT$2,000$0
    Joe BidenDDE$4,710$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$18,001$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$15,300$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$195,356$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$60,610$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$2,000$0
    Jim BunningRKY$16,394$0
    Richard BurrRNC$48,856$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$2,250$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$185,665$0
    Ben CardinDMD$36,951$0
    Tom CarperDDE$8,050$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$70,713$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$142,500$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$141,250$0
    Tom CoburnROK$5,500$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$30,850$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$29,250$0
    Susan CollinsRME$50,400$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$23,700$0
    John CornynRTX$27,550$0
    Larry CraigRID$77,298$0
    Mike CrapoRID$47,612$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$91,700$0
    Chris DoddDCT$9,100$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$16,251$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$9,500$0
    Byron DorganDND$3,250$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$21,160$0
    John EnsignRNV$6,000$0
    Mike EnziRWY$3,000$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$40,658$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$44,850$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$69,450$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$24,000$0
    Judd GreggRNH$5,950$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$23,546$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$15,750$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$19,763$0
    Jim InhofeROK$15,500$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$4,300$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$41,800$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$5,800$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$11,120$0
    John KerryDMA$19,120$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$64,000$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$20,300$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$38,016$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$18,403$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$13,200$0
    Carl LevinDMI$25,095$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$47,400$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$76,100$0
    Dick LugarRIN$27,850$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$19,500$0
    John McCainRAZ$9,550$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$49,110$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$43,800$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$33,660$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,150$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$29,384$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$144,666$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$3,500$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$66,905$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$109,442$0
    Mark PryorDAR$29,250$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$4,560$0
    Harry ReidDNV$45,248$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$7,000$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$52,700$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$129,363$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$40,820$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$39,498$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$57,750$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$31,300$0
    Gordon SmithROR$234,600$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$30,100$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$19,500$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$33,310$0
    Ted StevensRAK$9,500$0
    John SununuRNH$5,900$0
    Jon TesterDMT$113,727$0
    John ThuneRSD$30,750$0
    David VitterRLA$35,550$0
    George VoinovichROH$7,500$0
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$40,740$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$37,410$0
    Roger WickerRMS$50,950$0
    Ron WydenDOR$123,350$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Forestry & Forest Products$1,990,342
    Environmental policy$1,977,009

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
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