NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

H.R.471 Fix Our Forests Act

Reduces the scope of NEPA environmental review for forest management, limits environmental litigation, and creates expedited permitting (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

NEPA (42 USC 4321) and NFMA (16 USC 1600) require environmental review; bill exempts forest projects from public input.

42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. — NEPA: environmental review requirements for federal actions

16 U.S.C. § 1600 et seq. — National Forest Management Act (NFMA): forest planning requirements

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$20.8M combined quarterly activity

22 lobbying firms

24 clients represented

2025-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 13 lobbyists who worked this bill previously held government positions

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BEN PENDERGRASS — Legislative aide - Pete Domenici
CATHERINE BARRETT — Chief Counsel, Legislative Director for Senator Gary C. Peters (2017-2024); Deputy Director of Policy, U.S.…
CHRISTINE SUR — Sea Grant Fellow for House Natural Resources Committee (Ranking Member Raul Grijalva), 2017-2018. Legislative…
CONRAD LASS — Chief of Staff/ Special Assistant, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ERICA TERGESON — House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Land (Staff Director); House Appropriations Committee…
GREG SCHILDWACHTER — Senate Environment and Public Works; Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality.
JAMES EDMONDS — U.S. Senate - Office of Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) - Legislative Correspondent (Oct 2022-July 2024) - Staff…
JENNIFER TYLER — Deputy Chief of Staff - John Katko
KAITLYNN GLOVER — U.S Senate - Office of Senator John Barrasso (WY) - Intern - September-December 2011 - Legislative Aide-…
MATT HILL — Senator Gordon H. Smith
RYAN MCMANUS — Office of Rep. Barbara Comstock: Legislative Director, Senior Legislative, Assistant, Legislative Assistant,…
SHANNON O'HARE — Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Legislative Aide (2022-2024); Office of Senator Lisa Murkowski: Legislative…
THOMAS REYNOLDS — Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs: Staff Assistant; Rep. Rob Woodall: Legislative Correspondent, Legislative…

Policy Areas Covered

Agriculture Budget/Appropriations Disaster Planning/Emergencies Environment/Superfund Firearms/Guns/Ammunition Indian/Native American Affairs Insurance Natural Resources Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation Transportation Utilities

Government Entities Lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Education, Dept of
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Reserve System
General Services Administration (GSA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
Small Business Administration (SBA)
State, Dept of (DOS)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
CITIZENS' CLIMATE LOBBY Education, research, lobbying, advocacy.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY Insurance
WHITE OAK INITIATIVE GOVERNMENT POLICY COMMITTEE Regenerate white oak
PARTNERSHIP OF RANGELAND TRUSTS conserving working farms or ranches
PACIFIC FOREST TRUST conservation of working forests
INTER-TRIBAL TIMBER COUNCIL Nonprofit consortium of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and individuals.
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS Studies, educates, speaks and acts for the preservation of the National Parks Service.
RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY/AMERICAN WOODCOCK SOCIETY Upland bird conservation.

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Fix Our Forests Act — reduces the scope of environmental review for forest management. The bill exempts forest management projects from NEPA review, limits environmental litigation rights, and reduces public input on logging operations on federal lands.