House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Locally Led Restoration Act of 2025

H.R. 3637Introduced May 29, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 with respect to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal, to amend the National Forest Management Act with respect to the threshold for advertised timber sales, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Doug LaMalfa R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 29, 2025
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Latest action: May 29, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3637.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LaMALFA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 91, May 29, 2025, Page H2377):
Article 1 Section 8
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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

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Earl Carter (R-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jeff Hurd (R-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doug LaMalfa.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-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.