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SAWMILL Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 2221 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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In committee
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Senate
Sponsors
5
Latest action
Jul 9, 2025

What it does

The SAWMILL Act would establish a Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees to eligible entities—such as individuals or entities owning or operating sawmills or wood-processing facilities in rural areas—for establishing, reopening, retrofitting, expanding, or improving such facilities within a 250-mile radius of eligible Federal land identified as high or very high priority for ecological restoration involving vegetation removal. The program requires the Secretaries to identify eligible Federal land within one year of enactment and at least every five years…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jul 9, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jul 9, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

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