H.R. 5381 · 118th Congress
RNGR Support Act of 2023
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
D
SchrierSponsor2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources Support Act of 2023 or the RNGR Support Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 8, 2023
Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources Support Act of 2023 or the RNGR Support Act of 2023
This bill provides statutory authority for the Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources (RNGR) program of the Forest Service. Under the program, (1) the Forest Service must provide assistance in supporting nurseries or seed orchards for trees or native plants, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a grant program to support of nurseries and seed orchards.
Among other requirements, the bill directs the Forest Service to
- partner with federal and state agencies, Indian Tribes, and private nurseries to provide training, technical assistance, and research to nursery and tree establishment programs that support natural regeneration, reforestation, agroforestry, and afforestation; and
- expand climate-informed reforestation supply chains through science and research, seed collection and storage, and nursery infrastructure and operations.
Under the grant program, USDA may make grants to state forestry agencies, Indian tribes, and certain private nurseries for projects that
- provide certain infrastructure for seeds and seedlings,
- establish or expand nurseries or seed orchards,
- develop or implement quality control measures at nurseries or seed orchards,
- promote workforce development within any facet of the reforestation pipeline, or
- carry out certain other appropriate activities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: RNGR Support Act of 2023
Also known as: Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources Support Act of 2023
Latest action (Sep 21, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 8, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.