{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-598","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":598,"title":"FIR Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"Z000018","fullName":"Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]","party":"R","state":"MT","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-28","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture."},"policyArea":"Public Lands and Natural Resources","subjects":["Endangered and threatened species","Land use and conservation","Wildlife conservation and habitat protection"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-28","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-21","text":"Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-21","text":"Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Forest Information Reform Act or the FIR Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;specifies that neither the Forest Service nor the Bureau of Land Management&nbsp;are&nbsp;required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan when a new species is listed as threatened or endangered, critical habitat is designated, or new information&nbsp;reveals effects of the plan may affect a listed species or critical habitat in a manner or to an extent not previously considered.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-17T21:46:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":326,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:48:01.401Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=FIR%20Act"}]}}