Forest Service Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Mar 13, 2025
What it does
The Forest Service Accountability Act would require the President to appoint the Chief of the Forest Service with Senate confirmation, rather than allowing the position to be filled internally. It mandates that nominees have substantial experience in forest and natural resources management and requires that nominations be referred jointly to the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources. The bill also requires the President to submit a nomination for the Chief within 30 days of enactment, even if an incumbent is currently serving.
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.