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Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004

Public Law 108-278 · H.R. 3846 · 108th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jul 22, 2004 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA-11)

Cosponsors (8): Rep. Rick Renzi,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) or the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service), within 120 days after the request of an Indian tribe to enter into an agreement or contract to carry out a project to protect Indian forest land or rangeland (including a project to restore Federal land that borders on or is adjacent to such land) that meets specified criteria, to issue public notice of initiation of any necessary environmental review or of the potential of entering into such an agreement or contract under which the Indian tribe would carry out activities to achieve land management goals for Federal land under the Secretary's jurisdiction and bordering or adjacent to the Indian forest land or rangeland under the Indian tribe's jurisdiction.

States as criteria for the selection of Indian land that, among other things, the bordering or adjacent Federal land: (1) pose a fire, disease, or other threat to Indian land or a tribal community, or be in need of land restoration activities; and (2) present or involve a feature or circumstance unique to the particular tribe (including treaty rights or biological, archaeological, historical, or cultural circumstances).

Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to enter into such an agreement or contract following completion of any necessary environmental analysis. Specifies proposal evaluation and determination factors.

Requires, within four years after enactment of this Act, the Secretary to report to Congress on the Indian tribal requests received and agreements or contracts that have been entered into.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
  • Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee; Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 2134Identical bill

    Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.

  1. Jul 22, 2004Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-278.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 21, 2004FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 25, 2004FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jun 22, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Jun 21, 2004FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3846.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Gibbons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. May 20, 2004CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 292.
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than May 20, 2004.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-509, Part I.
  16. May 5, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
  20. Apr 21, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  21. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  22. Mar 15, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
  23. Mar 3, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  24. Mar 2, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
  25. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  27. Feb 26, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on 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.
  28. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.