Vote: On Passage
U.S. HouseJan 23, 2025Result: Passed
(279) (141) (0) (13)
House bill · H.R. 471 (119th Congress)
Fix Our Forests Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Latest action Mar 6, 2025
Sponsor: Bruce Westerman (U.S. Representative, AR-4, Republican)
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Summary
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.
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Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
56
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See all cosponsors on Congress.gov (opens in a new tab)- Republican37
- Democratic17
- Other1
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- Adam Gray
- Addison P. McDowell
- Ami Bera
- Andy Barr
- Brittany Pettersen
- Celeste Maloy
- Cliff Bentz
- Dan Newhouse
- Darrell Issa
- David G. Valadao
- Dusty Johnson
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
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- Gabe Vasquez
- George Whitesides
- Harriet M. Hageman
- J. French Hill
- J. Luis Correa
- Jared F. Golden
- Jay Obernolte
- Jeff Crank
- Jeff Hurd
- Jennifer A. Kiggans
- Jim Costa
- Jimmy Panetta
- John Garamendi
- John Joyce
- Josh Harder
- Ken Calvert
- Kevin Kiley
- Kevin Mullin
- Lauren Boebert
- Mark B. Messmer
- Mark E. Amodei
- Mike Collins
- Mike Ezell
- Mike Kennedy
- Mike Thompson
- Nicholas J. Begich III
- Paul A. Gosar
- Pete Sessions
- Pete Stauber
- Robert J. Wittman
- Russell Fry
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Scott H. Peters
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Susie Lee
- Thomas P. Tiffany
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Tim Walberg
- Tom McClintock
- Tony Wied
- Vince Fong
- Wesley Hunt
- Young Kim
Recorded votes
Related bills
- H.R. 598FIR ActRelated bill
- H.R. 2405The White Oak Resilience ActRelated bill
- H.R. 4671Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 53Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.Related bill, procedurally related
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Full history
- Mar 6, 2025
In committee
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
U.S. House
- Mar 6, 2025
Hearing held
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
- Mar 6, 2025
Hearing held
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
- Mar 6, 2025
Hearing held
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
- Jan 28, 2025
Sent to the executive
Received in the Senate.
U.S. Senate
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- Jan 23, 2025
Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H346-347)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346-347)
- Jan 23, 2025
Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H346-347)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346-347)
- Jan 23, 2025
Considered as Unfinished business. (consideration: cr H346-347)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H346-347)
- Jan 23, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 23, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 23, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 23, 2025
Passed a chamber
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 23, 2025
The House Rose From the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union to Report H.R. 471.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 471.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Jan 21, 2025
Reported out of committee
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 53 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 471 and S. 5. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 471 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of S. 5 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to commit.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
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