Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Official title: “To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, and for other purposes.”
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How it passed
The House passed it 286 to 140 on November 21, 2003, with 8 members who did not vote.
The Senate passed it without objection on November 21, 2003. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on December 3, 2003.
The question on the official record: House, “On Agreeing to the Conference Report”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 216 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| House Democrats | 70 | 130 | 0 | 5 |
| House independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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