# 119-hr-1762: Forest Service Accountability Act

119-hr-1762, Forest Service Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1762
- Congress: 119
- Title: Forest Service Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Make the Chief of the Forest Service a Senate-confirmed leader with substantial forest management experience.** The President would nominate the Chief and the Senate would consider that nominee under a new joint-referral rule. - Forest Service staff and local communities: Would get a Chief who must demonstrate substantial experience and competence in forest and natural resources management. - The President: Would need to nominate a Chief who meets the experience test and obtain Senate confirmation. - The Senate and its committees: Any Chief nomination would be referred jointly to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That joint referral would be written into Senate rules for this post. - Current Chief or acting head: The President would have to submit a nomination for the Chief within 30 days of enactment even if someone is already serving.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Senate approval for Forest Service chief: mixed, low. This bill would require the President to nominate the Chief of the Forest Service, with Senate approval. A nominee would need substantial experience and proven skill in forest and natural resources management. If enacted, the President would have to send a nomination within 30 days, even if someone…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1762 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1762)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1762 (as of 2026-04-21).