# 119-s-5290: Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response and Coordination Act

119-s-5290, Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response and Coordination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5290
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response and Coordination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-20

## Summary

**Establish a Mountain Pine Beetle Response Program** that would use competitive grants and cooperative agreements to detect, treat, and mitigate beetle outbreaks on National Forest System and partner lands. It would also provide technical help and workforce development to process beetle-killed wood and reduce wildfire and watershed risks. - Communities and water systems: Prioritizes projects that protect municipal water supplies and critical infrastructure and reduce wildfire risk near homes. - State, Tribal, and local land managers: Creates competitively awarded grants and allows cooperative agreements with governors, Indian Tribes, counties, municipalities, and utilities for monitoring, treatment, and joint planning. - Workers and rural economies: Authorizes technical assistance and workforce development for processing beetle-killed trees, developing markets for mass timber and wood-energy, and supporting wood-processing infrastructure and affordable housing-related initiatives.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cooperative agreements for beetle response: benefit, medium. This bill would let the Forest Service enter cooperative agreements with governors, tribes, counties, municipalities, utilities, and other covered entities. Agreements would support detection, treatment, monitoring, joint planning, processing beetle-killed trees, workforce training, and hazard redu…
- Grants to protect forests and water: benefit, medium. This bill would create a competitive Forest Service grant program for mountain pine beetle response on National Forest System land. States, tribes, local governments, water districts, and utilities would be eligible to apply as sponsors. Grants would pay to remove and process beetle-killed trees, t…
- Clarify tribal and forest terms: benefit, low. This bill would clarify key definitions used in the program. It would define "Indian Tribe" by referring to the statutory meaning in 25 U.S.C. 5304. It would also say that "National Forest System" and "wildland-urban interface" have the meanings already in existing forest law. Those definitions wou…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5290 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5290)

## Related
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5290 (as of 2026-08-20).