# 119-hr-184: Action Versus No Action Act

119-hr-184, Action Versus No Action Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-184
- Congress: 119
- Title: Action Versus No Action Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**limits NEPA environmental reviews to only two alternatives** for certain forest management projects: the proposed activity and the no-action option. It applies to projects on public lands suitable for timber production that meet at least one of four conditions: designation as an insect and disease treatment area under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, development through a collaborative process, proposal by a resource advisory committee, or inclusion in a community wildfire protection plan. - Federal land managers (the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior) must study and describe only the project alternative and the no-action alternative when preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for covered projects. - The rule of two alternatives applies only to forest management activities on public lands identified as suitable for timber production and that meet one or more of four statutory criteria. - For the no-action alternative, the agencies must consider whether to evaluate effects on forest health, potential losses of life and property, habitat diversity, wildfire and insect or disease potential, timber production, domestic water supply, wildlife habitat loss, and other economic and social factors.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer review options for forest projects: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would limit environmental reviews for many forest projects to only two choices: the proposed project and a no-action baseline. It would apply when an agency prepares an EA or EIS for a project on lands the agency has marked suitable for timber that meets at least one listed co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-4811: Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-184 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/184)

## Related
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-4811: Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4811)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-184 (as of 2026-09-21).