US HR8790

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Fix Our Forests Act

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Introduced
06/18/2024

In Committee
08/01/2024

Crossed Over
11/12/2024

Passed

Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Fix Our Forests Act, aims to expedite and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, public lands under the Bureau of Land Management's jurisdiction, and Tribal lands to restore resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands. It establishes a Fireshed Center to assess and predict fire and smoke, maintains a Fireshed Registry, and allows the Secretary concerned to carry out emergency fireshed management projects. The bill also expands collaborative tools to reduce wildfire risk, protect communities in the wildland-urban interface, enhance transparency and technology, ensure casualty assistance for firefighters, and support white oak restoration initiatives.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

Sponsors (24)

Bruce Westerman (R)*, Cliff Bentz (R), Ami Bera (D), Lauren Boebert (R), Tony Cárdenas (D), Jerry Carl (R), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R), Mike Collins (R), Jim Costa (D), John Curtis (R), John Duarte (R), John Garamendi (D), Paul Gosar (R), Dusty Johnson (R), Young Kim (R), Doug Lamborn (R), Tom McClintock (R), Jim Moylan (R), Jimmy Panetta (D), Scott Peters (D), Amata Radewagen (R), Pete Stauber (R), Tom Tiffany (R), Ryan Zinke (R),

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (on 11/12/2024)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8790/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8790/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8790/BILLS-118hr8790eh.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8790/BILLS-118hr8790rh.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr8790/BILLS-118hr8790ih.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1450	Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related
HR1567	Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act ACRES Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related
HRes1486	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	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S697	Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related

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