HR8061-119

In Committee

Forest Resources Accountability Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 24, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds that— Forest Service staffing decreased by 6,000 between January 20, 2025, and December 31, 2025; since January 20, 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy and Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds that— Forest Service staffing decreased by 6,000 between January 20, 2025, and December 31, 2025; since January 20, 2025...
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds that— Forest Service staffing decreased by 6,000 between January 20, 2025, and December 31, 2025; since January 20, 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds that— Forest Service staffing decreased by 6,000 between January 20, 2025, and December 31, 2025; since January 20, 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.

Policy Domains

Energy Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 24, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 24, 2026

Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §H3243034F60214A3183382DB4EEAEDB4C

the Secretary of Agriculture. In providing adequate access to inholdings within the Federal land, the Secretary shall only provide access to reasonable and necessary routes that are— in existence as of the date of the record of decision

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