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