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SAWMILL Act
Sponsored By: Representative Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would create the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program to expand rural sawmill capacity to support forest ecological restoration. It would let the U.S. Department of Agriculture guarantee loans for sawmills and wood-processing facilities located near prioritized federal lands so local mills can help lower vegetation-removal costs.
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- Sawmill owners and operators: Would be eligible for loan guarantees to establish, reopen, retrofit, expand, or improve sawmills in rural areas if the facility is within a 250-mile radius of eligible Federal land and would substantially reduce restoration costs.
- Federal land restoration managers: Would require the Agriculture Secretary, working with the Interior Secretary, to identify units that are high or very high priority for ecological restoration involving vegetation removal within one year and at least every five years.
- Rural communities and local industry: Would aim to boost local wood-processing capacity and jobs by backing loan guarantees up to $220.0 million, subject to conditions the Secretary sets.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Loan guarantees for rural sawmills
If enacted, the bill would create a Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program at the Department of Agriculture. The program would offer up to $220,000,000 in loan guarantees to eligible owners or operators of sawmills or wood-processing facilities in rural areas. To qualify, a facility would need to be within 250 miles of Federal land that the Agriculture and Interior Secretaries identify as high or very high priority for ecological restoration involving vegetation removal. The Secretary would only guarantee loans when the facility’s presence would substantially lower the cost of vegetation-removal restoration projects, and must identify priority Federal land within 1 year and at least every 5 years after that.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
MS • R
Sponsored 3/30/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 8/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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