Fix Our Forests Act
Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
Latest Action (2025-03-06): Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-27.
Fix Our Forests ActThis 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
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Agricultural practices and innovations, Alternative and renewable resources, Building construction, California, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Community life and organization, Computers and information technology
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How members voted on HR471. 426 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark Alford (R-Missouri) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gabe Amo (D-Rhode Island) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Aaron Bean (R-Florida) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nikki Budzinski (D-Illinois) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Becca Balint (D-Vermont) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Wesley Bell (D-Missouri) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Janelle S. Bynum (D-Oregon) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Robert P. Bresnahan (R-Pennsylvania) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-01-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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