The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 4370

Sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R)

Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024

Would have renewed the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) through 2030 and let Alaska Native corporations join forest projects.

Tradeoff

Would have let tribes run forest projects on their own land, not only on nearby federal land. Would have authorized $15 million a year for 2025 through 2030.

What's in it

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Costs $68 million to implement over 2025-2029, based on authorizing $15 million per year for 2025-2030.

This funds tribal forest protection projects on federal land, with the $68 million covering about five years of program operations and tribal-led work through 2029.

S. 4370, Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024 · Nov 2024

The Senate passed this bill by on December 12, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 21, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs(May 21, 2024)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Sep 25, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-249.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 16, 2024)