House Rules Committee

Continuing Resolution, Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 8790), and Other Legislation

H-313 Capitol
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:00:00 GMT

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, September 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:
  • H.R. ___ – Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, September 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.R. 3334 – Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act
  • H.R. 8205 – Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
  • H.R. 8790 – Fix Our Forests Act
  • H. Res. 1469 – Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
H.R. 8790 would fast-track logging on public lands, bypassing essential environmental reviews and endangering wildlife, clean air, water, and the health and safety of our communities, explains the John Muir Project.
  • NEPA Rollbacks: This bill weakens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), limiting environmental reviews and public input—key goals of Project 2025.
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA): Provisions in H.R. 8790 undermine ESA protections for wildlife habitats, reflecting Project 2025’s push for economic interests over environmental safeguards.
  • Federal Land Management: H.R. 8790 promotes increased logging on BLM and National Forest lands, aligning with Project 2025’s priorities for extraction industries.
  • Anti-Climate Science Rhetoric: This bill misuses wildfire narratives to justify logging, despite the fact that most fires this year have occurred in grass, rangeland, and shrublands—not forests. This highlights that logging is not a solution to the real causes of wildfire activity, such as climate change and urban development. For detailed fire data, please refer to this tool.