Bill would limit forest project reviews to just two options
In markupH.R. 184Latest action
Sponsor: Tom McClintock · Representative · CA
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Official title: Action Versus No Action Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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HR 184 would let agencies study just "act" or "don't act" for certain wildfire-reduction forest projects, not multiple alternatives.
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What does this do?
HR 184 would let the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management study only two options—doing the planned project or doing nothing—for certain forest management projects like logging, thinning, or brush clearing aimed at reducing wildfire risk. This replaces the usual practice of comparing multiple alternative approaches. It applies only to projects meeting specific conditions, such as being developed collaboratively, proposed by a citizen resource advisory committee, covered by a community wildfire protection plan, or on land designated under a 2003 law.
Who does it affect?
Federal land managers, environmental groups, timber companies, and communities near national forests and public lands, particularly in wildfire-prone areas.
Why does it matter?
Supporters argue this would speed up wildfire-reduction projects by reducing paperwork and legal review. Critics of similar proposals have argued that narrowing the studied alternatives could reduce public input and consideration of different management approaches.
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Based on the “Introduced in House” text of Jan 3, 2025.
After that text, a committee agreed on Sep 15, 2026 to send the bill to the full chamber with changes. This plain-language version may not reflect them.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Sep 15, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.