WEST Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-3397
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-17
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Department of the Interior

Environmental regulatory procedures

Land use and conservation

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a proposed rule relating to conservation and landscape health and prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule or any substantially similar rule.</p>

action_date: 2024-02-09
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Western Economic Security Today Act of 2023 or the WEST Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a proposed rule relating to conservation and landscape health and prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule or any substantially similar rule.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Economic Security Today Act of 2024 or the WEST Act of 2024 . 2. Withdrawal of BLM rule The final rule based on the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)) shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Economic Security Today Act of 2024 or the WEST Act of 2024 . 2. Withdrawal of BLM rule The final rule based on the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)) shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 309 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3397 [Report No. 118–378] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2023 Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Owens , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Rosendale , and Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources February 9, 2024 Additional sponsors: Ms. Boebert , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Duarte , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , and Ms. Maloy February 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 17, 2023 A BILL To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Economic Security Today Act of 2023 or the WEST Act of 2023 . 2. Withdrawal of BLM proposed rule The Director of the Bureau of Land Management— (1) shall withdraw the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)); and (2) shall not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar rule.

February 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2023 Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Owens , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Rosendale , and Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

1. Withdrawal of BLM proposed rule The Director of the Bureau of Land Management— (1) shall withdraw the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)); and (2) may not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar rule.