Forest Service Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 12
- Latest action
- Mar 28, 2025
What it does
The Forest Service Accountability Act would amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require that the Chief of the Forest Service be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, rather than being selected through the current administrative process. The bill sets qualifications for the position, mandating substantial experience and demonstrated competence in forest and natural resources management, and requires that any nomination be referred jointly to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It also requires the President to submit a nomination for the Chief of…
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