119th Congress

H.R. 204

ACRES Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Thomas P. Tiffany(R-WI)
Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Official text: Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act or the ACRES Act This bill establishes requirements regarding reports about hazardous fuels reduction activities and standardized procedures for tracking data for hazardous fuels reduction. Hazardous fuels reduction activities means any vegetation management activities that reduce the risk of wildfire but excludes the award of contracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction activities. First, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior must include in the materials submitted in support of the President's budget each fiscal year a report on the number of acres of federal land on which such activities were carried out during the preceding year. Next, USDA and Interior must implement standardized procedures for tracking data related to such activities. The standardized procedures must include • regular, standardized data reviews of the accuracy and timely input of data used to track hazardous fuels reduction activities; • verification methods that validate whether such data accurately correlates to such activities; • an analysis of the short- and long-term effectiveness of such activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and • for hazardous fuels reduction activities that occur partially within the wildland-urban interface, methods to distinguish which acres are located within and which located outside the wildland-urban interface. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must (1) conduct a study on this bill's implementation, and (2) submit a report to Congress with the results of the study.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Jan 22, 2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 21, 2025 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H244-245)
Jan 21, 2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 204.
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H244-246)
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 3, 2025 · House
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.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House