SAWMILL Act

Dan Newhouse

Republican · WA · Representative

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• 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

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

2026-01-13

Source: Congress.gov

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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