Establish a USDA program to reimburse forest landowners who plant native vegetation beneficial to upland wildlife on commercially logged forestland.

James C. Justice · West Virginia · Republican

policy impact 0.42 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 94%

Occurrences

Senator Justice introduced the GROUSE Act of 2026, which would establish a USDA program to reimburse forest landowners when they plant native vegetation beneficial to upland wildlife on commercially logged forestland.

Justice proposes creating a USDA reimbursement program for forest landowners who plant native vegetation that helps upland wildlife on commercially logged land.

Senator Justice Introduces the GROUSE Act of 2026
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Evidence

“This bill would establish a USDA program to reimburse forest landowners when they plant native vegetation beneficial to upland wildlife on commercially logged forestland.” The release says Justice introduced the Growing and Restoring Operational Upland Species Ecosystems (GROUSE) Act of 2026 and describes 75% reimbursement for habitat restoration costs.

Justice publicly introduced legislation matching the claim, but the available official record in the lookback window only shows introduction, not enactment or agency implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Senator Justice Introduces the GROUSE Act of 2026
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The official Senate press-release index lists a May 14, 2026 item titled "Senator Justice Introduces the GROUSE Act of 2026" and summarizes that Justice introduced the Growing and Restoring Operational Upland Species Ecosystems Act, which would establish a USDA program to reimburse forest landowners when they plant native vegetation. The same index shows later lookback-window posts on June 10, June 23, and June 30, 2026, but no later GROUSE Act delivery or implementation update.

Justice took a concrete same-term legislative step matching the promise, but the official Senate index shows no lookback-window evidence that the USDA reimbursement program was enacted or implemented.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Press Releases - Senator Jim Justice
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

Congress.gov states that enacted bills and joint resolutions appear on the 119th Congress public-laws list after NARA assigns public law numbers. A search of the page found no matching text for "GROUSE," and the listed enacted laws do not include the GROUSE Act or a USDA forest-landowner reimbursement program matching the claim.

The official public-laws list does not show enactment of the GROUSE Act, so the promised USDA program has not been established by law in the available official record.

never same_term A for effort

Public Laws | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Justice introduced the GROUSE Act of 2026, which directly matches the promised USDA reimbursement program, so he receives effort credit for a serious same-term legislative attempt. However, the evidence shows only bill introduction and no enactment, public law, or USDA implementation establishing the reimbursement program. Because the promised program has not been created, the outcome is not delivered.

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never same_term A for effort

Justice introduced the GROUSE Act of 2026, which directly matches the promised USDA reimbursement program for forest landowners planting native vegetation beneficial to upland wildlife on commercially logged forestland. However, the evidence only shows bill introduction during his Senate term, with no enactment or USDA implementation. Because the promised program has not been established, this is not delivered, but the matching bill introduction qualifies as a serious legislative effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%