# 119-hr-4892: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025

119-hr-4892, Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4892
- Congress: 119
- Title: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands federal support for native seed collection and seedling production to speed ecosystem restoration.** This bill would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to collect and store native seeds and to produce seedlings for revegetation. - State and Tribal forestry agencies: Can receive contracts and grants to build seed banks and grow seedlings, helping local restoration projects access native plant material. - Institutions of higher education: Become eligible partners in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, creating research, training, and production roles in seed and seedling work. - Local nurseries, nonprofit partners, and multistate coalitions: Can get federal support to run managed seed orchards and scale up seedling production for revegetation efforts.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for native seed collection: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, would be able to make contracts, grants, and agreements to pay for collecting and storing native seeds and growing seedlings for revegetation. Grants and contracts could go to state forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit g…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4892 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4892)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4892 (as of 2026-09-21).