# 119-hr-7951: Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act

119-hr-7951, Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7951
- Congress: 119
- Title: Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Allows long-term Good Neighbor Agreement terms up to 20 years.** This bill would expand the Good Neighbor Authority to add Indian tribes as eligible partners and align recreation authority with the EXPLORE Act. - Indian tribes: Would be added as eligible partners for Good Neighbor Agreements so tribes can directly carry out restoration and recreation services. - Governors and counties: Could sign agreements that run up to 20 years, letting longer restoration and recreation projects proceed under stable contracts. - Recreation and restoration projects: Reframes cross-references so section 351 of the EXPLORE Act governs recreation authority and makes that authority available for up-to-20-year agreements.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer public lands agreements for tribes, counties: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Agriculture Secretary enter Good Neighbor restoration agreements that last up to 20 years. It would explicitly add Indian tribes as named partners alongside Governors and counties. It would also allow recreation agreements under the EXPLORE Act to have terms up to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7951 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7951)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7951 (as of 2026-08-20).