FIR Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 598
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-17T21:46:32Z
Official Summary
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.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (2)
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- 2025-01-21: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-01-21: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-01-21: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-21: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Forest Information Reform Act — issued 2025-01-21 — PDF (3 pages)