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US Congress · H.R. 471 · Passed the House

Fix Our Forests Act

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-01-16
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Fix Our Forests Act Read the full text

Public Lands and Natural Resources

What it does

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 maintain
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-01-16

In the House.

Committee hearing · 2025-03-06
Passed the House · 2025-01-23
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
57
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYvia CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
11 filings
LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUPvia LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP
9 filings
COUNTY OF TULAREvia CARPI & CLAY, INC
8 filings
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYvia ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
8 filings
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEvia AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
7 filings
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
7 filings
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONvia OGR
7 filings
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
7 filings
From 547 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: 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).