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119-s-950119th CongressWALLET

Save Our Forests Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Introduced

Summary

The Save Our Forests Act of 2025 would _boost Forest Service staffing and reinstate employees removed between January 20 and February 25, 2025_. It aims to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of National Forest System land for present and future generations.

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  • Present and future generations would benefit from increased staff focused on forest health, diversity, and productivity.
  • Forest Service employees who were involuntarily removed or terminated during January 20 to February 25, 2025 would be reinstated.
  • The Secretary could continue Forest Service projects funded under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and use previously appropriated funds for staffing and project continuity.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Reinstate Employees and Increase Hiring

If enacted, the bill would require the Agriculture Secretary to hire more Forest Service staff using previously appropriated funds. If you were involuntarily removed from Forest Service employment between January 20, 2025 and February 25, 2025, you would be reinstated. The bill does not create new appropriations.

Keep Funded Forest Projects Going

If enacted, the bill would let the Agriculture Secretary continue Forest Service projects that already have funding under four existing laws. The listed statutes include the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the Great American Outdoors Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. This would not itself provide new money, but it would help communities, recreation users, and contractors keep getting services or contracts where funding exists.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2025

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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