Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act of 2025.
- Section id826687C72D014E1B893A191105B7AA7A: 2. Made in America Mass Timber In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. The term innovative wood product has the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
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?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
forest management practices based on forest type that re-establish or enhance ecosystem functions by— modifying or managing the composition, structure, and spatial arrangement of forest components for complexity and diversity
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