H.R. 5881 would direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inEnvironment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 - States that it is U.S. government policy to editwork with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the wikienvironment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and bewater quality, to sustain the firstdiversity of plant and animal species, to provide a detailed summarycombat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations.

Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under which the National Academy of Sciences will: (1) study and report to the bill!)public, Congress, and implementing agencies on the impact on public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environment of specified clean water, clean air, and forest and land management regulations, laws, proposed laws, and guidance documents; and (2) make recommendations to maintain, restore, or improve protections for public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, or the environment for each of such regulations, laws, proposed laws, or documents.

Requires the head of each federal agency that issued or implemented such laws or regulations to submit to Congress a plan describing steps to restore or improve such protections.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 11/19/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiSubcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Forestry.
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