# 119-hr-9999: Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act

119-hr-9999, Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9999
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Federal-state partnerships to detect and reduce mountain pine beetle damage and wildfire risk.** It would let the Forest Service Chief enter cooperative agreements with state, tribal, and local leaders to coordinate monitoring, treatment, and mitigation for infestations. - State, tribal, and local leaders can be "covered entities" and request agreements for joint planning and action across jurisdictions. - Forest managers and wildfire-prone communities get coordinated monitoring, data sharing, and joint project planning to help lower wildfire risk in affected areas. - Timber processors and rural economies may gain support to process beetle-killed or infested trees and expand local processing capacity. - The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would provide technical assistance on detection, spread dynamics, and mitigation when requested by a covered entity.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal help for mountain pine beetles: benefit, medium. This bill would let the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, make cooperative agreements with State and local chief executives. Those agreements would support monitoring and data sharing, joint planning and project work, processing or expanded processing capacity for beetle-killed…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9999 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9999)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9999 (as of 2026-09-12).