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Sponsor Representative McClintock framed the bill as a response to murders he said were committed by noncitizens who had not been detained. \"S 5 bears the name of Lake and Riley,\" McClintock said, referencing victims whose deaths have been attached to the legislation. McClintock said the bill would require ICE detention for illegal aliens \"who are charged with, arrested for, or convicted of any burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense,\" and for crimes that cause death or serious bodily injury.

Opponents, including Representative Raskin and Representative Scanlon, cautioned that the bill broadens mandatory detention from convicted offenders to people who are merely arrested or charged. Raskin noted fiscal estimates and constitutional concerns: \"The Department of Homeland Security estimates that this bill will cost at least $26,000,000,000 in the 1st year alone to enact with the total cost coming at a minimum of $83,000,000,000,\" he told the committee, arguing the bill would create an unfunded mandate and shift enforcement priorities.

Critics also said the bill risks harming domestic violence victims and others who may be falsely accused. Representative Leisure Fernandez described scenarios in which a victim of domestic abuse could be arrested in a charged incident and, under the bill's standard, face detention or deportation even if charges were later dropped.

A contested provision would create a private right for states to sue federal officials over perceived enforcement failures. Sponsor McClintock defended that element as conforming to a Supreme Court opinion that left open the possibility Congress could authorize specific suits; opponents said the provision risks shifting immigration enforcement decisions from the executive branch to state attorneys general and federal courts.

The Rules Committee approved the closed rule for S 5 as part of the same procedural motion that structured floor consideration of HR 471. The committee rejected several amendments that Democratic members said would mitigate funding or due-process concerns. With the closed rule in place, the bill will proceed to the floor with limited or no opportunity for additional amendments during floor consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 471 and S. 5","oneSentenceSummary","The House Rules Committee made S 5, the Lake and Riley Act, in order under a closed rule alongside HR 471. Sponsors described the bill as mandating detention for certain noncitizens charged with violent or specified offenses; opponents warned it would erode due process, impose large costs, and create novel state enforcement powers.","taxTitle","Rules: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1984,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6374551,"Rules Committee clears Fix Our Forests Act for House floor amid debate over environmental rollbacks and funding",4946,414000,5360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2144320-4c02754062cca6a1fdccda55f7c80fef&start=414&end=5360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2144320-4c02754062cca6a1fdccda55f7c80fef/thumbnail_414000.jpg","/articles/6374551/Rules-Committee-clears-Fix-Our-Forests-Act-for-House-floor-amid-debate-over-environmental-rollbacks-and-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6374551-cca30f0e310b23262757fc2ce504e45c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775444288&Signature=LcLdVRlETFpU6IcMtM92lA0jQMUAXHOPmcYJpNkRN0QTCb9MfjQoi7wx~3AQS8AhMGRFmXO4FOsjS3YxQR4H33TUBNLWAe9E47q9KAf-rs5yVb0wNu5QpPZ1KjAanH8NPbFsXOUD8y6QvXMGR8elJi8NtZgon6BvDC6dtrogvTkY~1TpWjdLZWgbqLWPzoGdnsrdrFG4n4KL~44WsrZkUJQiAoNVSYFpkBKaq-idTiKcF107b9DjMlgxHjMv4a4taxbY5bCWnP3w7xMnCslPVy4AVNlyQnd7wIoje0wpCJJWuLT2Xx1FJRJvUfJYf1b~8S9iP9K1-SI4Zyh96d-ihQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Rules Committee voted to report a structured rule to bring HR 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, to the House floor, advancing the bill for consideration under a time-limited debate and preprinted amendments. The committee approved the motion to report by voice and recorded a final tally of 9 yeas and 3 nays.

The bill’s supporters said HR 471 would speed up forest treatments and protect communities at risk of catastrophic wildfire. \"FFOFA doesn't waive a single environmental law, let me repeat that, it does not waive a single environmental law — we're just making existing tools more flexible and efficient,\" Chairman Westerman said, arguing the bill would let land managers act more quickly and at greater scale to protect lives and property.

Proponents pointed to the Southern California fires as the reason for urgency. Chairman Westerman told the committee the current blazes have killed 28 people, destroyed more than 15,000 structures and caused roughly $250,000,000,000 in estimated damages. He and other supporters described provisions that would prioritize treatments in the most at-risk \"fire sheds,\" expand certain categorical exclusions to speed projects, create an interagency community wildfire risk reduction program, and standardize repayment timelines for local firefighting agencies.

Opponents said the bill contains unfunded policy changes that could roll back public review and weaken protections for endangered species. \"This bill uses fire safety as a pretext to repackage the same old Republican playbook of rolling back environmental laws,\" Ranking Member Huffman said, adding that the bill offers few new resources for communities and could limit meaningful public participation by shortening the time for challenges to agency decisions.

Committee members also debated specific provisions cited by witnesses and members: whether expanded categorical exclusions would cover commercial-scale logging, whether the bill's proposed NEPA timing limits would undermine cooperation between federal agencies and local stakeholders, and whether exemptions from later Endangered Species Act listings could increase extinction risk. Several Democrats sought to insert pay increases and benefit improvements for federal wildland firefighters; an amendment to the rule offering such an insertion failed on a recorded vote (3 ayes, 9 nays).

The committee approved the structured rule that governs floor procedures for HR 471 and also agreed to make consideration of S 5, the Lake and Riley Act, in order under a closed rule. That combined procedural package moves both measures toward floor debate but limits further amendment from the floor.

The bill will now proceed under the rule approved by the committee; members and committees on both sides of the aisle said they expect further floor debate on whether the measure provides the balance of speed, public input and funding needed to reduce wildfire risk.","The House Rules Committee approved a structured rule to bring HR 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, to the House floor after hours of testimony and debate on wildfire prevention, environmental review and funding. Committee members split along familiar lines over whether the bill streamlines needed work or unduly weakens environmental safeguards.","actionData","errors"]

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Rules Committee advances Lake and Riley Act under closed rule as members clash over detention, due process and costs

Rules Committee clears Fix Our Forests Act for House floor amid debate over environmental rollbacks and funding