introduced the following bill... Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Reduction Act... To codify the categorical exclusion proposed in the National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the Bureau of Land Management related to tree density modification published on April 6, 2026.
Codify the categorical exclusion for Bureau of Land Management tree density modification under the National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures.
Occurrences
Evidence
The bill text on GovInfo states that H.R. 8688 was introduced in the House by Mr. Hurd of Colorado, for himself and Mr. Newhouse, and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. The full title says it would codify the categorical exclusion proposed in the NEPA implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management related to tree density modification published on April 6, 2026.
The Daily Digest for May 7, 2026 reports that 53 public bills, H.R. 8666 through H.R. 8718, were introduced in the House that day.
Assessments
Hurd introduced H.R. 8688 in the 119th Congress, and the bill text directly matches the promise to codify the Bureau of Land Management tree-density-modification categorical exclusion under NEPA procedures. However, the available congressional status shows introduction/referral only, with no enactment, final agency codification, or other completed federal implementation. Because Hurd is still in the same federal term and the measure has not clearly failed or passed, the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered or never fulfilled.