# 119-s-3152: LEAF Act of 2025

119-s-3152, LEAF Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3152
- Congress: 119
- Title: LEAF Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prioritizes hiring local contractors for hazardous fuel reduction on Federal forest land to support local jobs and contractor capacity.** This bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to favor "appropriate local contractors" when awarding contracts for vegetation management and other wildfire‑risk reduction work. - Local contractors and communities: Would define an "appropriate local contractor" as a business with its principal place of business in the State where the project is located and at least 26 percent of the workforce residing in that State, or a business operating within a 60-mile radius of its registered State. That definition would shape who gets priority for contracts. - Forest Service operations: Would require the Forest Service to apply the preference to the maximum extent practicable and set up monitoring and evaluation to assess compliance and support required reporting. - Projects and Tribal roles: Would cover many "authorized projects" such as mechanical thinning, prescribed or cultural burning (as determined by an Indian tribe), timber harvesting, grazing, riparian restoration, and other treatments to reduce wildfire risk. - Reporting to Congress: Would require a report not later than two years after enactment and then at least annually. Reports must include counts and share of contracts awarded to appropriate local contractors, total contract value, economic impacts on local employment and contractor capacity, reasons for awarding to non-local contractors, and implementation details.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Local contractor preference for Forest Service: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture (Forest Service) to give a preference for certain hazardous fuel‑reduction contracts to an "appropriate local contractor." To qualify, a contractor must either have its principal place of business in the State and certify that at leas…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3152 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3152)

## Related
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3152 (as of 2026-04-21).