Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4412

Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025

Forest and Land Restoration: Extending the Joint Chiefs Program

Jul 15, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 12 months

This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Natural Resources. Nothing has happened with this proposal since July 2025, which is a period of 11 months. It is currently stalled because it has not received any committee action.

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Could go either way

The bill has bipartisan support and addresses the high-priority issue of wildfire recovery, but it is in the early stages of the committee process.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5031 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5031 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill extends a partnership between the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service through 2031. The program helps manage land that crosses both public and private boundaries to reduce wildfire risks and protect local water supplies.
The updated program would specifically help communities recover after a wildfire occurs. It also adds new goals to improve soil health and protect natural water sources across different types of land.
Government agencies will be required to work more closely together and use the best available science for their projects. They must also make sure their work aligns with existing state plans for forests, wildlife, and water conservation.
The bill keeps current rules that protect roadless wilderness areas from development. This ensures that restoration work does not lead to new roads being built in protected forest areas.

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Milestones

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Jul 15, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

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Jul 15, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Joint Chiefs Reauthorization Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 4412

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.