# 119-s-719: Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025

119-s-719, Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status passed_senate (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-719
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Expands tribal forest protections and funds restoration projects.** The law broadens the definition of Indian forest land and rangeland and lets tribes and Federal land managers carry out projects to protect or restore those lands. - Tribal lands and Alaska Native interests gain broader coverage. The definition now covers trust lands, lands with restoration potential or grassy/brush cover, and Alaska Native Corporation lands in Alaska, making more acreage eligible for protection or restoration projects. - Tribes get clearer authority to work on Federal lands that have special geographic, historical, cultural, or watershed significance. The program’s criteria were rewritten to focus on Federal land projects and to replace agency-specific references with a Federal land standard. - The program is funded for the near term. It authorizes $15 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the amended program. *Authorizes $15 million annually for fiscal years 2026–2031, totaling $90 million to carry out the amended program.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Six years of funding for tribal forest projects: benefit, low. If enacted, this would authorize $15 million each year from 2026 through 2031. Total authorized over six years would be $90 million. The money would support Tribal Forest Protection Act projects and agency oversight. Congress would still need to appropriate the funds before spending.
- Wider eligibility for tribal and federal land projects: benefit, low. If enacted, this would widen what counts as tribal forest land or rangeland. Land held in trust or restricted for tribes would qualify. Land with grasses or brush, or land that can be restored, would also qualify. Land in Alaska held by Alaska Native Corporations would be included. Tribes would be…

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- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-s-719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/719)

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- [119-s-2431: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Ac…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2431)
- [119-s-5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5354)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-719 (as of 2026-09-26).