United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8790 (118th)
Fix Our Forests Act
Introduced
18 June 2024
Last action
12 November 2024 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sponsors
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], John Duarte, Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Jerry Carl, Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4], Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2], Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large], Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40], Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1], Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
27 May 2025
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, conducting biochar demonstration projects, and advancing technologies to address forest wildfires.
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Timeline
18 June 2024
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
18 June 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 2024
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Source: Committee
26 June 2024
Reported
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
26 June 2024
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Source: Committee
26 June 2024
Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Source: Committee
1 August 2024
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Source: Committee
12 September 2024
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Source: Calendars
12 September 2024
Discharge
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Source: Discharge
12 September 2024
Committee
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Source: Committee
12 September 2024
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-674, Part I.
Source: Committee
12 September 2024
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-674, Part I.
Source: Committee
23 September 2024
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1486 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3334, H.R. 8205, H.R. 8790 and H. Res. 1469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3334 and H.R. 8790 under a structured rule and H.R. 8205 and H. Res. 1469 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure with one motion to recommit on H.R. 3334, H.R. 8790, and H.R. 8205.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1486. (consideration: CR H5673-5703)
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 8790.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 268 - 151 (Roll no. 448).
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 268 - 151 (Roll no. 448).
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
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
24 September 2024
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 8790.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott Fitzgerald to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1486 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
24 September 2024
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3334, H.R. 8205, H.R. 8790 and H. Res. 1469. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3334 and H.R. 8790 under a structured rule and H.R. 8205 and H. Res. 1469 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure with one motion to recommit on H.R. 3334, H.R. 8790, and H.R. 8205.
Source: Floor
12 November 2024
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
24 September 2024 · passed · On Passage · Passed · Official source
Yes 268 · No 151 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 13
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]Yea
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]Yea
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]Yea
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]Nay
Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 12 November 2024 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 24 September 2024 · Download file
- Reported in House · 12 September 2024 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 18 June 2024 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- John Duarte · R · Sponsor
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Jerry Carl · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
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- related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3334) to provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the National Communist Party Congress of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8205) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that Byrne grant funds may be used for public safety report systems, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8790) 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; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1469) ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan; and for other purposes.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to expand nursery and seed capacity work to support reforestation and restoration by state, Tribal, and local governments and institutions of higher education.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to add thermal mid-wave infrared equipped low earth orbit satellites as a prioritized emerging technology for agencies to implement through public-private partnerships for wildfire mitigation and detection.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to direct the US Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to address reforestation and regeneration issues specific to the White Oak species through the White Oak Initiative and pilot projects.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to allow GNA revenue to be used for reconstruction, repair, and restoration of non-NFS roads necessary to implement GNA projects on federal lands, to allow GNA cooperators to construct new permanent roads on federal lands that is necessary to implement authorized restoration activities and approved by the federal agency through an Environmental Analysis or Categorical Exclusion decision, and to allow GNA cooperators to complete new permanent road construction to replace and decommission existing permanent road(s) that are adversely impacting forest, rangeland, or watershed health.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to ensure grazing is one of the hazardous fuels reduction activities authorized by the bill.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a study on the impacts pine beetles have in the Northeastern region of the United States.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part D of House Report 118-705 to clarify existing authorities may be utilized to prevent wildfires in Fire Regimes IV and V which are located in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, West Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa, Florida, and Texas.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8790
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8790
- us · 118-hr-8790 · source updated 27 May 2025