HR 598

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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Ryan K. Zinke [R-MT-1]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

2025-01-21

Latest action

2025-02-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Committee referrals

• Agriculture Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-21
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-21

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