# 119-s-449: Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2025

119-s-449, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-449
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would speed up hazardous fuel and insect and disease risk reduction projects on federal forest land** by letting the Forest Service use HFRA’s expedited tools and a categorical exclusion in agency-designated treatment areas. It also clarifies planning priorities, limits some exclusions for wilderness and roadless areas, and requires annual public reporting of treated acreage.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States keep timber sale money: benefit, low. If enacted, Governors would keep timber sale receipts from Good Neighbor agreements to pay for restoration under that same agreement first. If money remains, Governors could use the leftover funds for other in-state Good Neighbor restoration services.
- Faster forest treatments in risk areas: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Forest Service would be allowed to speed up hazardous fuel and insect/disease projects in designated at-risk areas. "Insect and disease treatment areas" would mean places the Secretary designates or areas marked at-risk on the latest National Insect and Disease Risk Map. The Secreta…

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## Sources
- [119-s-449 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/449)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-449 (as of 2026-04-21).