Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025
Latest action · Dec 15, 2025 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
- Passed SenateDec 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) and expands the lands and activities eligible for inclusion in the TFPA.
Currently under the TFPA, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may enter into contracts and agreements with Indian tribes for tribes to carry out land management projects on federal lands. These projects are designed to protect Indian forest lands and rangelands from wildfire, disease, and other threats coming from federal lands. However, the TFPA is currently limited to projects on federal lands that border or are adjacent to Indian forest lands and rangelands under the jurisdiction of the tribe.
This bill removes certain limitations of the TFPA, first by expanding the definition of Indian forest land or rangeland to include land in Alaska that is held by Alaska Native corporations, thereby allowing these corporations to participate in TFPA projects.
Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that TFPA projects must occur on federal lands that border or are adjacent to Indian forest lands or rangelands. The bill instead requires the federal land involved to have a special geographic, historical, or cultural significance to the tribe.
The bill allows TFPA projects to be carried out directly on Indian forest lands and rangelands. (Currently, the TFPA only applies to work conducted on federal lands and not on tribal lands.)
The bill also updates a requirement for Interior and USDA to report to Congress on TFPA activities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2025 to May 21, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 25, 2025 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | May 21, 2025 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2025Held at the desk.
- Dec 15, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2025Received in the House.
- Dec 11, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 11, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8689; text: CR S8689)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2025Engrossed in Senate
- May 12, 2025Reported to Senate
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in Senate
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