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HOUSE 471119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ethics.

Restoring Integrity in Democracy Resolution

Last Action
6/4/2025

Actions

  • 2025-03-06Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
  • 2025-01-28Received in the Senate.
  • 2025-01-23Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-01-23On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)
  • 2025-01-23Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)
  • 2025-01-23Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346-347)
  • 2025-01-23POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 471, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Peters demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  • 2025-01-23The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  • 2025-01-23The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  • 2025-01-23The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 471.
  • 2025-01-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 53, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal amendment No. 2.
  • 2025-01-23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 53, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 1.
  • 2025-01-23GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 471.
  • 2025-01-23The Speaker designated the Honorable Dale W. Strong to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  • 2025-01-23House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 53 and Rule XVIII.

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CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-16 (00)

Fix Our Forests Act

This bill establishes requirements for managing forests on federal land, including requirements concerning reducing wildfire threats, expediting the review of certain forest management projects, and implementing forest management projects and other activities.

Specifically, the bill (1) designates certain firesheds at high risk for wildfires as fireshed management areas; (2) directs the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey to jointly establish an interagency Fireshed Center that is responsible for duties related to assessing and predicting fire, including maintaining a fireshed registry on a publicly accessible website that provides interactive geospatial data on individual firesheds; and (3) makes other requirements related to reducing wildfire.

Next, the bill expedites the review of certain forest management projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and exempts certain activities from NEPA review. It also establishes intra-agency strike teams to accelerate the review and any interagency consultation processes under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Historic Preservation Act. It also limits consultation requirements concerning threatened and endangered species under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976. Finally, it limits litigation involving fireshed management projects and limits remedies that courts may provide.

Additionally, the bill supports reducing community wildfire risks, carrying out forest restoration and stewardship activities (including watershed protection and restoration), conducting biochar demonstration projects, advancing technologies to address forest wildfires, and assisting wildland firefighters and their families.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Scott Peters (D-CA)
  • Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN)
  • George Whitesides (D-CA)
  • Mike Collins (R-GA)
  • Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
  • Young Kim (R-CA)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
  • Josh Harder (D-CA)
  • Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
  • Ami Bera (D-CA)
  • Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
  • John Garamendi (D-CA)
  • Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
  • Mike Thompson (D-CA)
  • Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
  • J. Correa (D-CA)
  • Jeff Crank (R-CO)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Agricultural practices and innovations
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Building construction
  • California
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Community life and organization
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Ecology
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
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