- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2026
What it does
The TORCH Act aims to reduce catastrophic wildfire risks by authorizing the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to conduct forest management activities such as removing high-priority hazard trees, utilizing timber sales and grazing for fuel reduction, and expanding fuel breaks and wildfire resilience projects. It modifies administrative requirements, including categorical exclusions for certain activities under NEPA and changes to revenue handling under good neighbor agreements to include Indian tribes and counties. The bill also updates vegetation management standards for electrical utility rights-of-way and amends existing laws to extend deadlines and increase acreage limits for…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.