Fix Our Forests Act
Sponsor

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Cosponsors (56)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adam Gray (D-CA-13)Original· 2025-01-16
- Ami Bera (D-CA-6)Original· 2025-01-16
- Andy Barr (R-KY-6)Original· 2025-01-16
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)Original· 2025-01-16
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2)Original· 2025-01-16
- Darrell Issa (R-CA-48)Original· 2025-01-16
- David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-01-16
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)Original· 2025-01-16
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)Original· 2025-01-16
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)Original· 2025-01-16
- George Whitesides (D-CA-27)Original· 2025-01-16
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)Original· 2025-01-16
- J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jeff Crank (R-CO-5)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)Original· 2025-01-16
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2025-01-16
- John Garamendi (D-CA-8)Original· 2025-01-16
- John Joyce (R-PA-13)Original· 2025-01-16
- Josh Harder (D-CA-9)Original· 2025-01-16
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)Original· 2025-01-16
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)Original· 2025-01-16
- Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2)Original· 2025-01-16
- Mike Collins (R-GA-10)Original· 2025-01-16
- Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)Original· 2025-01-16
- Mike Thompson (D-CA-4)Original· 2025-01-16
- Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)Original· 2025-01-16
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9)Original· 2025-01-16
- Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)Original· 2025-01-16
- Russell Fry (R-SC-7)Original· 2025-01-16
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)Original· 2025-01-16
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)Original· 2025-01-16
- Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5)Original· 2025-01-16
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)Original· 2025-01-16
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)Original· 2025-01-16
- Tim Walberg (R-MI-5)Original· 2025-01-16
- Tom McClintock (R-CA-5)Original· 2025-01-16
- Vince Fong (R-CA-20)Original· 2025-01-16
- Young Kim (R-CA-40)Original· 2025-01-16
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)· 2025-01-21
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)· 2025-01-21
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)· 2025-01-21
- Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)· 2025-01-21
- Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3)· 2025-01-21
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)· 2025-01-21
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-01-21
- Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2025-01-21
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)· 2025-01-21
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)· 2025-01-22
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)· 2025-01-22
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)· 2025-01-22
- Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2025-01-23
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
2025-03-06
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-01-16
- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-01-16
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-01-16
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-16
- Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-16
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-16
Plain-English 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
How Congress Voted
Roll Call #20
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-01-22 · HouseOn Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) the Fix Our Forests Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) the Laken Riley Act
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (832)
Full Vote Breakdown (426 members)
Not Voting / Present (14)
Roll Call #21
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-01-22 · HouseOn Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) the Fix Our Forests Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) the Laken Riley Act
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (832)
Full Vote Breakdown (426 members)
Not Voting / Present (15)
Who Funded the Votes?
Campaign-finance totals by industry, sourced from FEC filings, joined to vote positions from Congress.gov.
Who Funded the Votes?
Total campaign dollars received by members voting Yes vs No, grouped by industry sector.
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