HR6277Referred to Committee
SAWMILL Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-11-21
Introduced
12
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Dan Newhouse
Republican · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.7% (538 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/N000189
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (12)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)Original· 2025-11-21
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2026-01-20
- Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)· 2026-01-20
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)· 2026-01-21
- Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2026-01-21
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2)· 2026-01-22
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2026-01-22
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)· 2026-01-22
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2026-01-22
- David Scott (D-GA-13)· 2026-02-20
- Trent Kelly (R-MS-1)· 2026-03-30
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-11-21
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-11-21
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-21
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-21
Plain-English Summary
The bill would likely make changes to how timber is harvested and managed on public lands, possibly by streamlining the process for sawmills to obtain wood from federal forests or adjusting regulations around timber sales. This would affect timber companies, sawmill workers, and communities that depend on logging, as well as how public forests are managed. The specific details of what the bill proposes are still being determined as it moves through the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees.
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Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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