Who it affects
- Agriculture Secretary
- Forest Service research and development facilities
In committeeForestsScienceGovernment
Forest Service research facility closures
H.R. 9464 · House bill · Introduced June 25, 2026
This bill would bar the Agriculture Secretary from closing Forest Service research and development facilities unless Congress passes a later law expressly allowing it.
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Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The Agriculture Secretary could not close any Forest Service research and development facility.
- The ban would also apply to closures carried out through a reorganization plan.
- A closure would require express permission in a law passed after this bill becomes law.
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How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie (D-NH)
- Introduced
- June 25, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Latest action
- June 25, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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