RURAL VOICES FOR CONSERVATION COALITION

NAT · Natural Resources

Issues related to Prescribed Fire air quality, workforce, and funding (no specific legislation introduced or pending 2025 Q1); issues related to rural development (provisions related to capacity building, workforce development and timber production); issues related small capacity sawmills (provisions related to capacity building and infrastructure; FY2025 Appropriations Bill (issues related to report language on collaborative forest management and tribal resources); H.R. 471/S.1462 The Fix Our Forests Act (issues related to rural capacity and National Environmental Policy Act); H.R. 1923 Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act (issues related to implementation of the Wildfire Commission Report)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 471, S.1462, H.R. 1923

HOU · Housing

H.R. 8604/S.4460 Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act (provisions related to affordable housing); issues related to Land Manager Housing and Workforce (all provisions)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 8604, S.4460

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY26 Appropriations (issues related to Capital Projects Fund (CPF) funding - Transportation, Housing, Urban Development (THUD) report language, programmatic requests)

RES · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

H.R. 1383/S. 356 Rural Capacity (issues related to secure rural schools reauthorization and payment in lieu taxes reauthorization)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1383, S. 356