# 119-s-476: White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025

119-s-476, White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-476
- Congress: 119
- Title: White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Coordinated, science-driven restoration of white oak ecosystems**. This bill would create a multi-agency program and a public-private Coalition to speed white oak regeneration, expand nursery capacity, and fund research, pilots, and voluntary grants. - Private and tribal landowners would get technical assistance and access to voluntary grants, with NRCS standing up an initiative to support on-the-ground restoration and natural regeneration. - Federal land managers would run targeted pilots: the Forest Service would establish 5 projects on national forests and the Department of the Interior would assess DOI lands and set up 5 additional pilots to test restoration approaches across ownership boundaries. - Researchers, nurseries, and partners would be tapped through NIFA and land-grant collaborations to study genetics, seed supply, and resilience, and a national strategy to address nursery shortages must be produced within 1 year. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation would administer the voluntary grant program to foster public-private partnerships.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NRCS technical help for landowners: benefit, low. If enacted, NRCS would start a white oak initiative to help private landowners re-establish and manage white oak forests. The initiative would provide technical assistance to support natural regeneration and improved forest management. This is voluntary help, not a guaranteed cash payment.
- Federal white oak pilot projects: benefit, low. If enacted, the Interior Secretary must assess DOI-managed "covered lands" and report to Congress within 180 days. After that report, Interior would start five pilot restoration projects on those lands. The Forest Service would also run five national forest pilot projects, at least three on forests…
- White Oak restoration program and grants: benefit, low. If enacted, the Agriculture Secretary would set up a national White Oak and Upland Oak Habitat Regeneration Program within 180 days. The program would run voluntary grants and technical help and must use science-based planning without adding federal full-time staff. Grant-making could be run by the…
- White Oak research and nursery strategy: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would fund research partnerships with land-grant colleges to study white oak genetics, seed banks, seedling performance, and resistance to pests, heat, and drought. NIFA and the Forest Service would work with eligible 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant institutions. Within one yea…

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- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
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- 119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act

## Sources
- [119-s-476 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/476)

## Related
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- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-1532: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1532)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-476 (as of 2025-12-21).