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S. 3261 · 112th Congress

A bill to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers.

Law · 112-132 · Jun 13, 2012
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RWD WydenSponsor
4 cosponsors · 4 D
JBD Bingaman DFD Feinstein JTD Tester MUD Udall

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 4, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Jun 7, 2012
  3. House Passed Jun 8, 2012
  4. President To the President Jun 12, 2012
  5. President Signed Jun 13, 2012
  6. Law Jun 13, 2012

Authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for fire suppression air tankers earlier than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of a required notification.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 13, 2012

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for fire suppression air tankers earlier than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of a required notification.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers.

Latest action (Jun 13, 2012): Became Public Law No: 112-132.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 4, 2012

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 4, 2012
  2. Senate Passed Jun 7, 2012
  3. House Passed Jun 8, 2012
  4. President To the President Jun 12, 2012
  5. President Signed Jun 13, 2012
  6. Law Jun 13, 2012

No recorded floor vote found.