HR7578Referred to Committee

TORCH Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-13
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Sponsor

Mike Kennedy
Mike Kennedy
Republican · UT · Representative
Votes with party: 94.1% (542 recorded votes)

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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.

2026-02-13

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Plain-English Summary

I don't have enough information to write an accurate summary. The bill's subjects aren't listed, and the title "TORCH Act" is too vague to determine its specific purpose without seeing the actual bill text. Based on its referral to the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees, it likely addresses farming, forestry, public lands, or environmental policy, but I cannot responsibly summarize what it would actually do without more details.

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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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