The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2026
HR 528 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Brittany Pettersen (D)

Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025

Directs the Interior Department to identify federal lands needing reforestation after disasters and fund restoration projects.

Tradeoff

Requires the Interior Department to map and restore forests on federal lands damaged by wildfires, pests, and storms. The bill does not specify funding amounts or sources.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $1 million over 2026–2031 for administrative and reporting activities.

The $1 million is just the federal administrative cost to manage the program and report to Congress—the real policy impact is that the Department of Interior gains explicit authority to implement post-disaster reforestation projects on federal and Indian lands using existing and future funds.

H.R. 528, Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025 · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on March 16, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 16, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 16, 2025)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 23, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-276, Part I.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 17, 2026)