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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1213

Forestry: Modernizing National Forest and Carbon Tracking

Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025

about 1 year ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: House GOP Unveils 2026 Farm Bill Focused on Security and Rural Investment
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

↔Companion bill: Forest Data: Updating National Inventory and Carbon Tracking

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • Congress wants to update how the government monitors America's forests by using modern tools like satellites, lasers, and artificial intelligence. This bill would change the way the Forest Service collects data to make it more accurate and useful for today’s needs.
  • The plan adds a major focus on tracking 'forest carbon.' This involves measuring how much carbon is stored in trees and even deep in the soil, which helps experts understand how forests are responding to and helping with climate change.
  • The bill makes forest data easier for the public and private businesses to find and use. It also sets up a new office to handle complex data requests from outside groups, though these groups might have to pay a fee to cover the costs of the work.
  • To keep things fair and clear, the government would have to use a standard definition for what a 'forest' is in all its reports. It also includes rules to protect the privacy of private landowners and the exact locations of specific research areas.
  • The Forest Service would be required to update its long-term strategy every five years. They would also need to release a public report every two years showing the latest statistics on the health and size of the nation's forests.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Feb 11, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced in House

1 Article

news_articleCenter

House Agriculture panel releases Farm Bill text and sets markup

Related Bills

2 bills
H.R. 7567Related bill

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Feb 13 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

S. 517Identical bill

Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025

Feb 11 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 1213
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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R: 1

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