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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Forest Bioeconomy Act

S. 2598Introduced Jul 31, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: A bill to expand research relating to the use of forest products, to support research and technologies of the Forest Service, and to establish a mass timber science and education program to respond to the emerging research needs of architects, developers, and the forest products industry.

Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Steve Daines (R-MT), James Justice (R-WV), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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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.