HR 528

Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act

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.

Bill status

Status: Passed House
Sponsor: Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO-7]
Cosponsors: 2
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Latest action: 2026-03-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

2026-03-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2026-03-16: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-03-16: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2524)
2026-03-16: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2524)
2026-03-16: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 528.