Fix Our Forests Act

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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Timeline

1. 16 January 2025

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 January 2025

   Reported

   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.

   Source: Floor

5. 23 January 2025

   Passed

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

   Source: Floor

6. 23 January 2025

   Vote

   On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)

   Source: Floor

7. 23 January 2025

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 279 - 141 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H321-333)

   Source: Floor

8. 23 January 2025

   Floor

   Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 53. (consideration: CR H312-335)

   Source: Floor

9. 23 January 2025

   Floor

   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.

   Source: Floor

10. 23 January 2025

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

11. 23 January 2025

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

12. 23 January 2025

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 471.

    Source: Floor

13. 23 January 2025

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Dale W. Strong to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

14. 23 January 2025

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 53 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

15. 28 January 2025

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

16. 6 March 2025

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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• Engrossed in House

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Related records

• related to ← FIR Act
• related to ← Providing 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 to ← The White Oak Resilience Act
• related to ← Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act
• amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 119-1 to allow the U.S. Forest Service to approve the removal of hazardous trees near power lines on federal land without requiring a timber sale, easing a serious threat that has in the past been a major cause of destructive wildfires.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 119-1 to strike carbon sequestration and ecosystem services prioritization from section 301 biochar demonstration projects.