GOP-Led House Bill Seeks To Restore National Forests, End Overregulation Of Forest Management

Members of the GOP introduced a bipartisan measure to protect the health of federal forests. Recent reports detailed the Resilient Federal Forests Act, which was introduced in recent weeks by Washington lawmakers Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse. The bill was initially proposed by Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman, who serves as the ranking member of the House’s Natural Resources Committee.

Reports said more than 80 million acres of national forests are overgrown and fire-prone. They added the forests are in need of active land management. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recently praised Westerman and the bill.

“This bill is especially critical to a state like California, where our communities are annually devastated by catastrophic wildfires,” said McCarthy.