United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 373 — Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.

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Summary

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated. The bill sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission. Interior and USDA shall develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals.

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Action History

  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-193.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  5. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  6. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 174). (text: CR H2485-2486)

  8. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2489-2490)

  9. At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

  10. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 373.

  11. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2485-2487)

  12. Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  13. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.

  14. Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  15. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-75, Part I.

  16. Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

  17. Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  18. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  19. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  20. Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  21. Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

  22. Referred to House Agriculture

  23. Referred to House Natural Resources

  24. Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.

  25. Introduced in House

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 373 do?
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated. The bill sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission. Interior and USDA shall develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals.
Who sponsors HR 373?
HR 373 is sponsored by Joseph Heck (R).
What is the current status of HR 373?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 373?
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