# 119-s-2643: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025

119-s-2643, Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2643
- Congress: 119
- Title: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands federal support for native seed collection and seedling production.** This bill would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements to collect and maintain native seeds and to produce seedlings for revegetation. It would also add institutions of higher education as eligible partners in a major forest restoration program. - State forestry agencies, local private and nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions could receive contracts or grants to collect and maintain native seeds and to produce seedlings for revegetation. - The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program would be amended to explicitly include seed collection, seedling production, and institutions of higher education as eligible participants.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for native seeds and seedlings: benefit, low. This bill would let the Agriculture Secretary, through the Forest Service, give grants and contracts for seed and seedling work. If enacted, eligible recipients would include State forestry agencies, local nonprofits, Indian Tribes, colleges, and multistate coalitions. Funding would pay to collect…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2643)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2643 (as of 2026-04-21).