House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Santini-Burton Modernization Act of 2026
Official title: To amend Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire and administer land under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Kiley I-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7255.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILEY of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7255, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7255
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Kiley.
- H.R. 3495 (119th) Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
- H.R. 1319 (119th) Modern Worker Empowerment Act
- H.R. 1320 (119th) Modern Worker Security Act
- H.R. 584 (119th) No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025
- H.R. 863 (119th) National Human Trafficking Database Act
- H.R. 4889 (119th) To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.
Related bills
- S. 3695 (119th) Santini-Burton Modernization Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.