# 119-hr-1213: Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025

119-hr-1213, Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1213
- Congress: 119
- Title: Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would modernize the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program to add forest carbon tracking and to require nationally consistent data and reporting.** It would expand what the Forest Service measures, add new surveys and remote sensing tools, and make more data available while protecting sensitive owner and plot details. - Agencies and researchers would get standardized national data on forest carbon, land cover change, and biomass. It would require a strategic plan update within 180 days and public national compilations every 2 years. - Private woodland owners would face a new national woodland owner survey. Non-aggregated owner data and plot locations would be kept confidential. - The Forest Service would be directed to integrate remote sensing and machine learning, including LiDAR, hyperspectral, microwave sensors, and high-resolution imagery. The bill would create a data office or platform to handle complex external requests and allow fees to cover processing costs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Modernize forest data and carbon tracking: benefit, low. If enacted, USDA would expand the Forest Inventory and Analysis program. Reports would add forest carbon, including soil and below‑ground carbon. The program would add a timber products output study and a national woodland owner survey. The Secretary would use tools like LiDAR, hyperspectral, micro…
- New office for complex forest data requests: mixed, low. USDA would set up an office or online platform to answer complex FIA data requests. It could charge requesters fees, but only to cover processing costs. FIA data would be easier for public and private users to access. Sensitive details, like plot locations and single‑owner data, would stay confiden…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-1213 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1213)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1213 (as of 2026-04-21).