House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025

H.R. 3476Introduced May 17, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the forest conservation easement program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Trent Kelly R-MS

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 17, 2025
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Latest action: May 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3476.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 83, May 17, 2025, Page H2108):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

17 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 17 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Earl Carter (R-GA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Michael Guest (R-MS), Josh Harder (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Barry Moore (R-AL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Trent Kelly.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-1 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.