Federal · 119th Congress
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Summary
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a program for post-disaster reforestation and restoration.
Interior must identify covered lands requiring reforestation and restoration following unplanned disturbances that are unlikely to experience natural regeneration without assistance. Covered land means (1) any federal land or interest in land administered by the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Forest Service, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (2) any Indian Forest Land or Rangeland.
Interior must propose a list that prioritizes projects for reforestation and restoration for each fiscal year. Interior may (1) carry out priority projects through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements; and (2) support any grant contract or cooperative agreement that may be necessary to ensure adequate and appropriate seed and seedling availability to further the objectives of priority projects.
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Other titles3
To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedOfficial Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025Short Title(s) as IntroducedShort Title(s) as Reported to House
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration ActShort Title(s) as Passed HouseShort Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Legislative history17
Mar 17, 2026
SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 16, 2026
House · FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 16, 2026
House · FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2524)
Mar 16, 2026
House · FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 528.
Mar 16, 2026
House · FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2524-2525)
Mar 16, 2026
House · FloorMr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 2025
HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 232.
Sep 15, 2025
HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
Sep 15, 2025
House · CommitteeReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-276, Part I.
Jul 23, 2025
House · CommitteeOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 23, 2025
House · CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 23, 2025
House · CommitteeSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
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Texts
As referred to a Senate committeeLatestReferred in SenateU.S. Government Publishing OfficeMar 17, 2026As passed by the HouseEngrossed in HouseU.S. Government Publishing OfficeMar 16, 2026As reported by the House committeeReported in HouseU.S. Government Publishing OfficeSep 15, 2025As introduced in the HouseIntroduced in HouseU.S. Government Publishing OfficeJan 16, 2025