Fix Our Forests for Affordable and Reliable Water and Power Supplies

Natural Resources: House Committee · January 9, 2026

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Call to order and procedural requests

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Chair opened the subcommittee, requested unanimous consent to allow the chair to declare recess and to include members' opening statements in the hearing record, and requested permission for Rep. Downing (MT) to participate. Chair Hageman declared the hearing in order and stated the oversight title.

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The House Natural Resources subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held an oversight hearing on the Fix Our Forest Act and broader federal forest management, focusing on how forest health affects water supplies and electric reliability across the West. Witnesses from utilities, water providers, and private land interests urged faster treatments, more funding, streamlined authorities, and improved post-fire recovery.

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