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HR2405Referred to Committee

The White Oak Resilience Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-27
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Andy Barr
Andy Barr
Republican · KY · Representative
Votes with party: 98.9% (625 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001282

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (8)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

8 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-434, Part I.

2026-01-08

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReported By · 2026-01-08
  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-03-27

Previously

  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2025-07-15
  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-03-27

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would authorize the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to conduct forest management activities, including controlled burns and selective logging, on federal lands to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health, particularly focusing on white oak ecosystems. These agencies would be given more flexibility to implement these projects without some of the usual environmental review requirements, allowing them to respond more quickly to forest conditions. The bill aims to help communities near federal forests become more resilient to wildfires while supporting timber-dependent economies in affected regions.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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