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SAWMILL Act

USA119th CongressS-2221| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2025
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Sheehy (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill establishes requirements for the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program , to be carried out by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior. These Secretaries are mandated to periodically identify federal lands that are high or very high priority for ecological restoration requiring vegetation removal. Under this program, the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, will provide loan guarantees to eligible entities. These entities are defined as individuals or businesses owning or operating sawmills or other wood-processing facilities in rural areas. To qualify, facilities must be located within a 250-mile radius of identified eligible federal land, and their operation must substantially decrease the cost of conducting ecological restoration projects on that land. A total of not more than $220,000,000 in loan guarantees may be provided under the Program to support the establishment, reopening, retrofitting, expansion, or improvement of these facilities.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-6277
Introduced in House
  • July 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-6277
    Introduced in House

Public Lands and Natural Resources

SAWMILL Act

USA119th CongressS-2221| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2025
This bill establishes requirements for the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program , to be carried out by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior. These Secretaries are mandated to periodically identify federal lands that are high or very high priority for ecological restoration requiring vegetation removal. Under this program, the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, will provide loan guarantees to eligible entities. These entities are defined as individuals or businesses owning or operating sawmills or other wood-processing facilities in rural areas. To qualify, facilities must be located within a 250-mile radius of identified eligible federal land, and their operation must substantially decrease the cost of conducting ecological restoration projects on that land. A total of not more than $220,000,000 in loan guarantees may be provided under the Program to support the establishment, reopening, retrofitting, expansion, or improvement of these facilities.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 21, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-6277
Introduced in House
  • July 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 21, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-6277
    Introduced in House
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Sheehy (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted