Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act
Federal Forest Grazing Plan to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill would require the Agriculture Department and the U.S. Forest Service to create and carry out a plan to use livestock grazing to lower wildfire risk on federal lands.
- It tells the agency to finish required environmental reviews so ranchers can temporarily graze animals on unused grazing areas when drought, wildfires, or other disasters disrupt normal grazing.
- It pushes “targeted grazing,” meaning placing livestock in specific areas to eat dry grasses and other plants that can act as wildfire fuel.
- It encourages more temporary grazing permits to help cut down wildfire fuels and reduce invasive annual grasses.
- It also promotes using grazing after a fire, when appropriate, as part of recovery and restoration work.
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Milestones
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-433, Part I.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act
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