H.R. 528 Passed the House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] Introduced January 16, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (2 R) Latest action March 17, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 17, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Mar 16, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 16, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2524)
  4. Mar 16, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 528.
  5. Mar 16, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2524-2525)
  6. Mar 16, 2026 Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Sep 15, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 232.
  8. Sep 15, 2025 Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  9. Sep 15, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-276, Part I.
  10. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jul 23, 2025 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

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