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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-178
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This bill sets out requirements for wildfire suppression and management activities carried out by the Forest Service.

These requirements apply to Forest Service land that (1) has a severe, extreme, or exceptional drought intensity rating; (2) has a National Wildland Fire Preparedness level of 5 (i.e., the highest level of wildland fire activity); or (3) is located in a fireshed ranked in the top 10% of wildfire exposure.

Within 24 hours of detecting a wildfire on such Forest Service land, the service must use all available resources to extinguish the wildfire. Additionally, the service may not inhibit the firefighting activities of state and local agencies that are authorized to respond to wildfires on the Forest Service land.

Further, the service may only initiate a backfire or burnout as part of a fire suppression strategy if it is ordered by the responsible incident commander or is necessary to protect the health and safety of firefighting personnel. The service must use all available resources to control any initiated fire until it is extinguished.

The bill also limits the service's use of prescribed fires (i.e., the controlled application of fire by a team of experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire). When using prescribed fires as a fire resource management tool, the service must comply with applicable laws and regulations and immediately suppress any prescribed fire that exceeds its prescription.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-180
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Public participation and lobbying
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025

This bill modifies requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits, and makes related requirements.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must publish online, subject to privacy or administrative limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each determination. The bill states that the term 
best scientific and commercial data available
 includes all data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government. Thus, such data is automatically deemed to be the best scientific and commercial data available. Before making a determination on whether a species is an endangered or threatened species, the FWS and NMFS must provide affected states with all of the data that is the basis of the determination.

The Department of the Interior must also publish and maintain an online searchable database that discloses federal expenditures related to litigation under the ESA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-181
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This bill requires naturally propagated animals (i.e., wild animals) and artificially propagated animals to be treated the same under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). 
 
Specifically, distinctions between naturally propagated animals and artificially propagated animals may not be made when the federal government makes determinations under the ESA, such as determinations to designate endangered species, threatened species, or critical habitats. 
 
In addition, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to authorize the use of artificial propagation of animals of a species when mitigation is required under the ESA.
 
This bill applies to all endangered or threatened species regardless of when they were listed as endangered or threatened.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Default Prevention Act

Bill: 119-hr-182
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act

Bill: 119-hr-183
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3496)
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3496)
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 183.
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3495-3497: 1)
action_date: 2025-07-21
text: Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170.
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-207, Part I.
action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-207, Part I.
action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Action Versus No Action Act

Bill: 119-hr-184
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Action Versus No Action Act

This bill limits the scope of an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS) conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for forest management activity on certain public lands to only the following two alternatives: (1) the effects of the forest management activity, and (2) no action.

The bill applies to any EA or EIS prepared by the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior for a forest management activity on public land that is suitable for timber production and that

occurs on land designated as an insect and disease treatment area under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003,

is developed through a collaborative process,

is proposed by a resource advisory committee, or

is covered by a community wildfire protection plan.

In the case of the alternative of no action, the Forest Service or Interior must consider whether to evaluate

the effect of no action on forest health, potential losses of life and property, habitat diversity, wildfire potential, insect and disease potential, and timber production; and

the implications of a resulting decline in forest health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect or disease infestation on potential losses of life and property, domestic water supply in the project area, wildlife habitat loss, and other economic and social factors.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

Bill: 119-hr-186
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Government trust funds
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

This bill requires the authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients to be located within the Reserve (the great cross-axis of the National Mall, which generally extends from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial and from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237)
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H237)
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H250)
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 186.
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H237-238)
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act

Bill: 119-hr-188
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act

This bill directs Amtrak to comply with federal open meeting requirements under the Government in the Sunshine Act, with exceptions.

Under the bill, certain open meeting requirements do not apply to any portion or portions of a meeting that Amtrak properly determines are likely to involve

contract negotiations, including negotiations for contract procurements and agreements, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise Amtrak’s competitive position;

collective bargaining agreements or any terms and conditions that are proposed for inclusion in an agreement; and

matters involving the employment, appointment, termination, terms and conditions of employment, performance evaluation, promotion, or disciplining of a current or prospective Amtrak officer, employee, or contractor (unless all affected individuals request in writing that the matter or matters be discussed at a public meeting).



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
action_date: 2025-06-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-144.
action_date: 2025-06-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-144.
action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act

Bill: 119-hr-189
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Lease and rental services
Public contracts and procurement
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act 

This bill revokes the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to lease general purpose office space and instead provides for the General Services Administration to lease such space for the SEC. The bill's provisions do not affect those leases entered into by the SEC before this bill's enactment.

The Government Accountability Office must (1) complete a review under which it shall update a 2016 report with respect to independent leasing authorities, and (2) report to Congress on the review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H104)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H104)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 189.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H104-105)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
SEND THEM BACK Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-190
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Sending Evading Non-Documented Threats Home Especially Migrants Biden Accepted Carelessly and Knowingly Act of 2025 or the SEND THEM BACK Act of 2025

This bill subjects non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who illegally entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021, to expedited removal (i.e., removal without further hearing or review). This applies even if such an individual indicated an intention to apply for asylum or expressed a fear of persecution. The bill does not apply to an individual serving in the Armed Forces as of January 1, 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act

Bill: 119-hr-192
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act

This bill requires Amtrak to publicly disclose the annual base pay and bonus compensation paid to an Amtrak executive in a required annual report to Congress.

Specifically, Amtrak must incorporate into the annual report the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team. This must include the criteria and metrics used to determine any bonus compensation.

Further, Amtrak must make the annual report available on Amtrak's public website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 8). (text: CR H99)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 8). (text: CR H99)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H106-107)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 192.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H99-100)
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Introduced in House