119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 16, 2025
Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act
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Latest action (Mar 17, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 16, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2524)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 528.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2524-2525)
Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 232.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-276, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-276, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Congressional oversight · Ecology · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Forests, forestry, trees · Land use and conservation
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Loading lobbying reportsReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 24, 2026.
10 citations.
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…pport for public access and habitat conservation. Feedback and support on legislative proposals that would promote post-fire restoration and reforestation like H.R. 528, Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act and promote prescribed fire through S. 5045, The Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act. Feedback on proposals to r…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$2,140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP · lobbying firm or registrant: THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…pport for public access and habitat conservation. Feedback and support on legislative proposals that would promote post-fire restoration and reforestation like H.R. 528, Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act. Feedback on proposals to rescind federal agency land use plans and public land orders through Congressional R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATURE CONSERVANCY · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966) Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025 (H.R.528) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Deve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,740,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$1,290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…diction S. 133 Wildfire Suppression S. 135 Wildland Firefighter Pay H.R. 501 Climate Mitigation Through Building Code Improvements H.R. 527 Wildfire Prediction H.R. 528 Post-Disaster Reforestation H.R. 582 Wildfire Resiliency Grants H.R. 731 Hazardous Fuel Reduction S. 270 Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Commission H.R. 75…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing