Reauthorize the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund for seven years.

This legislation also includes a 7-year reauthorization of the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund, ensuring BLM has the resources needed to effectively respond to wildfires and support proactive forest health and risk reduction activities.

Downing's bill would extend the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund for seven years.

Downing Introduces the Accelerating Forest Management Act | Representative Troy Downing
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8682 as introduced by Troy Downing on May 7, 2026 and referred to House Natural Resources.

Official bill metadata shows Downing introduced the vehicle for the commitment during the current House term, but the recorded status is introduction/referral, not enactment.

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H.R. 8682 (IH) - Accelerating Forest Management Act - BILLS-119hr8682ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Section 3 says the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund text is amended by replacing "2020" with "2033".

The introduced bill contains the specific seven-year extension mechanism matching the promise, but bill text alone does not prove final reauthorization.

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H.R. 8682, Accelerating Forest Management Act - Bill Text
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BLM states H.R. 8682 extends the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund through 2033 and that the Department supports the bill.

The administering agency confirmed the bill would extend FEHRF through 2033 and supported it at the May 21 hearing, indicating serious forward movement but not final passage.

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BLM_SFR_HR_184_2785_8682_8688_8686_05-21-2026_HNR_FL_Hearing.pdf
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The Federal Lands Subcommittee held a May 21, 2026 legislative hearing listing H.R. 8682, the Accelerating Forest Management Act.

The bill received a committee hearing within the lookback window, another concrete step short of enacted reauthorization.

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Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 184 (Rep. McClintock), “Action Versus No Action Act” • H.R. 2785 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act” • H.R. 7695 (Rep. Hageman), To provide that the final rule titled “Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation” and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. • H.R. 8682 (Rep. Downing), “Accelerating Forest Management Act” • H.R. 8686 (Rep. Gosar), To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. • H.R. 8688 (Rep. Hurd), “Forest Health and Wildlife Risk Reduction Act” • H.R. 8735 (Rep. Panetta), “American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act” | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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Section 427 applies the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund authority by substituting "fiscal year 2026" for "fiscal year 2020".

The current enacted extension reaches fiscal year 2026, not a seven-year reauthorization through 2033, so the promised seven-year result remains unresolved absent later enactment.

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Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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