ACRES Act

3.0.0 204 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z House H HR 2025-01-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/204 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIFFANY:H.R. 204.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and theDepartment of the Interior to submit accurate reportsregarding hazardous fuels reduction activity.[Page H43]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-02-12T15:00:00Z Reported By 2026-07-23T20:17:16Z Markup By 2026-03-04T16:05:01Z Referred To 2025-01-22T17:56:51Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:28:35Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:28:30Z ACRES Act 118 1567 HR 2023-09-14 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Cross-Congress related bill CRS 2026-07-23 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. Calendars 2026-07-23 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2026-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2026-03-04 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2026-02-12 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Committee 2025-01-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2025-01-21 15:01:57 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-01-21 15:01:53 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H244-245) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-21 15:01:53 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H244-245) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-21 14:49:58 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 204. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-01-21 14:49:56 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H244-246) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-01-21 14:49:31 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2025-01-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 N 2026-04-30T19:31:00Z H.R. 204, ACRES Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62399 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 4, 2026 Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight 2025-01-27T16:10:40Z Data collection, sharing, protection 2026-04-08T14:18:43Z Fires 2025-01-27T16:10:47Z Forests, forestry, trees 2025-01-27T16:10:54Z Government studies and investigations 2025-01-27T16:11:00Z Hazardous wastes and toxic substances 2025-01-27T16:11:08Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2026-08-05T15:49:41Z

00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-02-18T18:57:37Z 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.

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ACRES Act Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act 2026-07-25T04:38:22Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 ACRES Act 2026-07-25T04:38:22Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes. 2026-07-10T19:08:27Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 ACRES Act 2025-02-04T09:08:17Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act 2025-02-04T09:08:17Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes. 2025-02-04T09:03:32Z Introduced in House IH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 ACRES Act 2025-01-24T00:23:17Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act 2025-01-24T00:23:17Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Display Title 45 ACRES Act 2025-01-23T02:23:18Z Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act 2025-01-23T02:23:17Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 ACRES Act 2025-01-23T02:23:17Z H House Engrossed in House EH Reported to Senate 2026-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr204rs/xml/BILLS-119hr204rs.xml Referred in Senate 2025-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr204rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr204rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr204eh/xml/BILLS-119hr204eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr204ih/xml/BILLS-119hr204ih.xml 2026-07-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.