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S. 719Passed Senate
Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025
Introduced: Feb 25, 2025
Latest action date: Dec 15, 2025
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
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What this bill does
Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) and expands the lands and activities eligible for inclusion in the TFPA.
Currently under the TFPA, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may enter into contracts and agreements with Indian tribes for tribes to carry out land management projects on federal lands. These projects are designed to protect Indian forest lands and rangelands from wildfire, disease, and other threats coming from federal lands. However, the TFPA is currently limited to projects on federal lands that border or are adjacent to Indian forest lands and rangelands under the jurisdiction of the tribe.
This bill removes certain limitations of the TFPA, first by expanding the definition of Indian forest land or rangeland to include land in Alaska that is held by Alaska Native corporations, thereby allowing these corporations to participate in TFPA projects.
Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that TFPA projects must occur on federal lands that border or are adjacent to Indian forest lands or rangelands. The bill instead requires the federal land involved to have a special geographic, historical, or cultural significance to the tribe.
The bill allows TFPA projects to be carried out directly on Indian forest lands and rangelands. (Currently, the TFPA only applies to work conducted on federal lands and not on tribal lands.)
The bill also updates a requirement for Interior and USDA to report to Congress on TFPA activities.
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Native Americans
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AlaskaAlaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesIndian lands and resources rights
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FloorHouse floor actionsReceived in the House.
FloorHouse floor actionsMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
FloorSenatePassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorLibrary of CongressPassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8689; text: CR S8689)
FloorSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-23.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-23.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 76.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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