
Fix Our Forests Act
Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
Latest Action (2024-11-12): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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
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How members voted on HR8790. 370 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark Alford (R-Missouri) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gabe Amo (D-Rhode Island) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jim Banks (R-Indiana) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Aaron Bean (R-Florida) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nikki Budzinski (D-Illinois) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Becca Balint (D-Vermont) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ed Case (D-Hawaii) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jim Costa (D-California) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kathy Castor (D-Florida) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Yvette D. Clarke (D-New York) | 2024-09-24 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
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HR8790 is the Fix Our Forests Act, introduced in the House of the 119th U.S. Congress by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR). 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.
HR8790 was sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR). Cosponsors and roll-call positions are listed on this page.
As of 2024-11-12, HR8790 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry..
HR8790 has had 1 roll-call vote on record. The most recent: 2024-09-24 — Yea-and-Nay (Passed).
HR8790 is categorized under "Public Lands and Natural Resources." Browse other bills in this area at /topic-public-lands-and-natural-resources/.
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