Bill · H.R. 4892· House(119-HR-4892)
Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 8/5/2025
- Last activity
- 1/13/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Sponsored by
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into specific contracts, grants, and agreements. These actions are intended to carry out ecosystem restoration activities. Specifically, the bill focuses on the collection and maintenance of native seeds and the production of seedlings for revegetation.
Yes· 3 of 14
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+7
The bill directly funds ecosystem restoration through the collection of native seeds and production of seedlings for revegetation.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+6
The bill empowers the Forest Service to engage in active ecosystem restoration and revegetation on public lands.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill specifically authorizes agreements with Indian Tribes for ecosystem restoration activities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for Ecosystem Restoration: The bill allows the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest Service to enter into agreements for the collection and maintenance of native seeds, including material from managed seed orchards (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Revegetation Efforts: The bill authorizes agreements specifically for the production of seedlings for revegetation (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Partnership Opportunities for Various Entities: The bill enables the Forest Service to work with a wide range of groups, including State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+7Improves Public Land Management+6Improves Rural Development+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+5Good For Farmers+3Good For Rural Residents+3Good For Business Owners+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Improves Economic Growth+2Improves Small Business Support+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+3Improves College Affordability+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+1
- 1/13/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- 8/5/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House
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