# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 8865

This bill would cancel an executive order issued by the President and prevent two federal agencies from carrying it out. Specifically, it targets Executive Order 14072, which deals with how the government manages forests and public lands. If passed, this bill would make that executive order completely void and legally unenforceable.

The bill also blocks the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from doing anything related to this executive order or any similar orders in the future. This means these officials couldn't create new rules, enforce existing rules, or take any actions based on the President's order. Additionally, the bill specifically stops the Forest Service from finalizing a plan about managing old-growth forests (mature, long-established trees) across the national forest system that was in development as of June 2024.

In practical terms, this is about who gets to make decisions regarding America's national forests and public lands. If this bill becomes law, it would prevent the current administration's approach to forest management from moving forward and would tie the hands of the Agriculture and Interior departments if they tried to implement similar policies. The bill essentially says Congress, not the President, should have the final say on how these lands are managed going forward. People who use public lands for recreation, logging, conservation, or other purposes would be affected by whatever forest management policies end up in place instead.

To nullify Executive Order 14072 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing such Executive Order or any substantially similar executive order.