Pass the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) to overhaul federal forest management — expediting National Environmental Policy Act reviews and forest-thinning/wildfire-mitigation projects on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Pass the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) to overhaul federal forest management — expediting National Environmental Policy Act reviews and for…”
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“Fix Our Forests Act ... aims to improve forest management for wildfire risk reduction; Westerman is the only certified forester in the House.”
“To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands.”
- Congress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/471 ↗
“H.R.471 - Fix Our Forests Act; Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (Introduced 01/16/2025); passed House, referred to Senate.”