# 119-s-2872: Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025

119-s-2872, Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2872
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates emergency financial help for pine beetle outbreaks on nonindustrial private forest land through cost-share payments, grants, and emergency loans.** The bill would set who is eligible, what costs are covered, and how payments and loans interact.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help for private forest owners: benefit, medium. If enacted, you would be able to get federal cost‑share payments and emergency loans to fix pine beetle damage on your private forest land. Payments could cover up to 85% of your restoration costs. Emergency loans must be at least 75% of the estimated response cost. You could apply any later cost‑s…
- Payments for timber service businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, timber service businesses would be able to get payments for outbreak response work. Payments could cover up to 50% of eligible itemized costs. Eligible costs include labor, equipment use or mileage, and materials like gravel and insecticides. Local FSA will require proof of tree cover,…
- Grants for government outbreak response: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary could give supplemental grants to State, Tribal, and local governments for pine beetle response. Grants would help respond to outbreaks and repair public resources damaged by infestations. The bill does not state how much money Congress must provide.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-2872 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2872)

## Related
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- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2872 (as of 2026-04-21).