FIR Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 21, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 21, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 72 words.
Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act This bill specifies that neither the Forest Service nor the Bureau of Land Management are required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a new species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information reveals effects of the plan may affect a listed species or critical habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered.
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
House Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 48 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 335 words
- Subjects
- Endangered and threatened speciesLand use and conservationWildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Latest action
- Feb 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th H.R. 168 TORCH Act R · Introduced
- 119th H.R. 471 Fix Our Forests Act R · Passed one chamber
- 119th H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]