As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

The House passed the Fix Our Forests Act along bipartisan lines Thursday as a response to the devastating wildfires in California ... Scott Peters (D-CA) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR), passed 279-141 ...

A forest management bill is slated for House floor debate this week. Other wildfire bills have been introduced in the Senate.

Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.

A bill to speed forest-thinning on federal lands is poised to pass the House later this week. Another forest-related bill passed easily Tuesday.

Harder helped introduce the Fix Our Forests Act with House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and a bipartisan coalition of more than 50 Members. Watch Harder’s speech on the House floor celebrating passage of this legislation here. Source: Congressman Josh Harder

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)– As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California ... what we’re doing is not working,” said Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). Westerman sponsored the Fix Our ...

California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state's $2.5 billion wildfire recovery bill during a simple procedural

As more dangerous wildfires threaten Southern California, lawmakers say reforms to forest management are desperately needed, and the country cannot wait any longer.

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The California lawmaker said Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) should submit subpoenas to a vote. Indeed, Huffman said Westerman supported subpoena power limits when he was in the minority.

NRECA, the Edison Electric Institute, and Pacific Gas & Electric are among the entities championing the passage of the "Fix Our Forests Act" in the Senate.