# 119-s-480: Timber Harvesting Restoration Act of 2025

119-s-480, Timber Harvesting Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-480
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-480
- Congress: 119
- Title: Timber Harvesting Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would push the Forest Service to increase timber sales from National Forest System units.** It would require supervisors of underperforming units to make and act on harvesting improvement plans, consult local partners, and meet set deadlines.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Boost timber sales on national forests: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would push to increase timber sales from certain National Forest units. It would define allowable sale quantity as the timber available over 10 years and call a unit "covered" if it sold not more than 2/3 of that amount in the year before enactment. The Secretary would notify…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act
- 119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
- 119-s-2833: Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act
- 119-s-668: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-480 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/480)

## Related
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2234)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
- [119-s-2833: Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2833)
- [119-s-668: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-668)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-480 (as of 2025-12-21).