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HR 731 119th Congress House Environmental Protection

Green Tape Elimination Act of 2025

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Green Tape Elimination Act of 2025

This bill exempts hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal lands from certain environmental and historic preservation regulations. Hazardous fuel means any vegetative material that is susceptible to burning, such as trees and grasses. Hazardous fuel reduction activities include installing firebreaks, using prescribed fire, and removing the hazardous fuels.

First, the bill states that hazardous fuel reduction activities are not to be considered a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for 10 years. NEPA requires agencies to identify and evaluate the impacts of major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment prior to finalizing certain decisions. Thus, the bill exempts such actions from environmental review under NEPA during that time period.

Next, the bill exempts hazardous fuel reduction activities from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act for 10 years.

The bill also directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exclude certain air quality data when determining whether there are exceedances or violations of the national ambient air quality standard for air pollutants. In the event a hazardous fuel reduction activity has a significant impact on air quality, the EPA must exclude that data when making such determination.

What's happening now January 24, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jan 31, 2025
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Collins, Mike
Georgia · Jan 28, 2025
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Jan 28, 2025
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 24, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 731: Green Tape Elimination Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-731/
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"H.R. 731: Green Tape Elimination Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-731/.
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H.R. 731, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-731/.
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