119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Proven Forest Management Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 8, 2026): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-430, Part I.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Proven Forest Management Act of 2025
This bill sets forth provisions to expedite the approval and implementation of forest management activities and establishes related requirements.
First, the bill categorically excludes a forest management activity conducted on National Forest System land for reducing forest fuels from certain environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the activity (1) does not exceed 10,000 acres (including not more than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning), (2) is developed in a collaborative manner, and (3) is consistent with the forest plan developed for the relevant National Forest System land.
Next, the bill directs the Forest Service to conduct forest management activities in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits unless the costs associated with attaining such benefits are excessive.
Additionally, the Forest Service must (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by the applicable forest plan, and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions.
The bill also allows the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior, as appropriate, to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with certain entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, and similar activities on federal and nonfederal lands within land adjustment programs.
Finally, the bill directs the Forest Service, when conducting a forest management activity on National Forest System land, to coordinate with impacted parties to increase efficiency and maximize the compatibility of management practices across such land.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-430, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-430, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Ecology · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Forests, forestry, trees · Land use and conservation · Public contracts and procurement · Water quality · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$2,140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 23, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$115,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025 H.R. 178 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R. 179 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2025 H.R. 6300 - Grassland Grazing Act of 2025 S. 2016 - Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 House no…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 6, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$115,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rged the House Committee on Natural Resources to protect the National Environment and Policy Act (NEPA). Opposed H.R. 178, the Proven Forest Management Act and H.R. 179, a bill "to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires. Opposed the administrations Army Corps of Engineers changes to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$128,864
Spent on own lobbying
FY26 House Dept of Interior Approps FY 26 House Energy and Water Approps FY 26 Senate Interior Approps H.R. 178 - Forest Suppression bill H.R. 179 - The Proven Forest Management Act H.R. 2709 - Save our Sequoias Act Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act (no bill number yet) H.J. Res…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS AND SEALERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CANSLER CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Environment/Superfund
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues relating to H.R. 180: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025 H.R. 178: Wildfire Suppression and Management Act, and H.R. 179: Proven Forest Management Act of 2025, would help refine statutory language in environmental and forest management law. Issues relating to FY 2026 budget and i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · lobbying firm or registrant: DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025 H.R. 178 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R. 179 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2025House no bill number - Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 28, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$115,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". (H.J.Res.78) Review and support the Proven Forest Management Act (H.R. 179) Review and track the Forest Service Accountability Act (S. 1061/H.R. 1762) Support and engage on the U.S. Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act (S.1462) E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$2,270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tablishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act of 2025 (H.R.1217) Proven Forest Management Act of 2025 (H.R.179) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the U.S. Development Finance Corporation Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 20…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,740,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…bill number: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Recommendations H.R. 168 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 178 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 179 Forest Management for Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 204 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 345 Wildfire Suppression S. 91 Wildfire Mitigation and Management H.R. 390 Wildfire…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing