Janelle Bynum will oppose USDA-funded reorganization or closures that increase wildfire risk.

An amendment to prohibit the USDA from using funds to implement any Forest Service reorganization, relocation, office closure, research station closure, workforce reduction, or transfer of functions unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that the action will not increase wildfire risk;

Bynum proposed restricting USDA spending on Forest Service reorganizations and closures unless wildfire risk is not increased.

Bynum Introduces Amendments to Protect Americans from the Harmful Republican Farm Bill | Representative Janelle Bynum
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Rep. Bynum said she introduced 13 amendments to the Republicans’ Farm Bill, including: “An amendment to prohibit the USDA from using funds to implement any Forest Service reorganization, relocation, office closure, research station closure, workforce reduction, or transfer of functions unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that the action will not increase wildfire risk.”

Bynum publicly proposed a specific USDA/Forest Service funding restriction tied to wildfire risk, showing active opposition to reorganization or closures that could increase wildfire risk.

partial same_term A for effort

Bynum Introduces Amendments to Protect Americans from the Harmful Republican Farm Bill | Representative Janelle Bynum
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The committee’s amendment list shows Bynum amendment 87 as: “Prohibits the USDA from using funds to implement any Forest Service reorganization, relocation, office closure, research station closure, workforce reduction, or transfer of functions unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that the action will not increase wildfire risk.” The same page marks it as “Submitted.”

Official House Rules materials confirm Bynum formally submitted the amendment, a concrete attempt to oppose USDA-funded Forest Service changes that could raise wildfire risk. The record does not show adoption in this source.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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The amendment text states: “None of the funds authorized or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to carry out any reorganization, relocation, consolidation, closure, transfer of functions, reduction in force, or other significant staffing or operational change within the Forest Service unless” certification is provided that the change will not “increase wildfire risk,” “diminish wildfire preparedness,” or reduce response, fuels treatment, incident management, or research capacity.

Bynum’s amendment text directly targets Forest Service reorganizations and closures funded by the bill and conditions them on a wildfire-risk certification, matching the claim’s core pledge.

partial same_term A for effort

Amendment to Rules Committee Print 119-22 Offered by Ms. Bynum of Oregon
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