Action Versus No Action Act
Introduced Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Tom McClintock
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.