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H.R. 184 119th Congress House

Action Versus No Action Act

Official title: To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Tom McClintock Republican · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchForests, forestry, treesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.
Sep 15, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 15, 2026
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
May 21, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
May 12, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Jan 3, 2025
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.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
    for EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
    for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
    for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIERRA CLUB
    for SIERRA CLUB · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
    for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
    for NATURE CONSERVANCY · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 184: Action Versus No Action Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-184/
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"H.R. 184: Action Versus No Action Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-184/.
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H.R. 184, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-184/.
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