Westerman pushes forest management bill amid California …
Westerman sponsored the Fix Our Forests Act. The bill aims to restore forest health, increase resiliency to devastating wildfires, and protect at-risk communities.
Westerman Testifies in Support of Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act
Jan 21, 2025 · Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 471, the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. ... I’d like to begin by saying our prayers are with the people of California right now as they battle fires that have delivered unthinkable devastation. These ...
What They Are Saying: The Fix Our Forests Act | House Committee …
5 days ago · "We appreciate the bipartisan leadership Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) have demonstrated on forest management issues. With the wildfires in Southern California providing a preview of what is likely to be a difficult summer fire season, we urge Congress to act quickly to pass this bill so Federal land ...
As California burns, Westerman renews push on wildfire bill
Jan 16, 2025 · House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman said he expects the House to act as soon as next week on a bill to step up forest management, confident that the Los Angeles-area wildfires are ...
Westerman, McClain, LaMalfa Issue Joint Statement on Los …
Jan 8, 2025 · Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) issued the following statement: “Our prayers are with the victims of the dangerous fires today in California.
California Wildfires Spur Fresh Action on Forest Management
Jan 16, 2025 · Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) are reintroducing their “Fix Our Forests Act,” which is slated for House floor consideration next week, Westerman said.
Chairmen LaMalfa, Westerman Statements on Re-Introduction of …
Jan 16, 2025 · Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statements on the re-introduction of Chairman Westerman’s Fix Our Forests Act.
Rep. Young Kim Hosts Chairman Westerman for Wildfire Tour, …
Oct 16, 2024 · Silverado, CA – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) hosted House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) in California’s 40th District to hear from local first responders and canyon community leaders and see the burn areas firsthand following the Airport Fire, which started in Trabuco Canyon and burned over ...
Republican plan to promote forest thinning gets hearing
Apr 15, 2024 · Rep. Bruce Westerman, the chair of the committee, has proposed draft legislation to create federal “firesheds,” or areas the Forest Service has determined are at the highest risk of fire, and...
Congressman Bruce Westerman |Representing the 4th District of …
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA-50) introduced the Fix Our Forests Act, bipartisan legislation to restore forest health, increase resiliency to devastating wildfires, and protect at-risk communities.