Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026

H.R. 8538: Save Americas Family Forests Act of 2026.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizations & Implementation America the Beautiful Act (S. 1547) Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Assistance Legislation - Farm Service Agency: Emergency Forest Restoration Program; U.S. Forest Service: State, Private, and Tribal Programs, Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program; market economic assistance for forest landowners. Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141)  Exploring Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE Act) - implementation Farm Bill  - (including the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) and Agriculture Act of 2026 (S. 5526)) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program; USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Rural Business Development Grants; USDA: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program, Local Agriculture Market Program, timber markets and trade. Farmland Access Act - proposed legislation Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050/H.R. 3476)  Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771/S. 2566) Great American Outdoors Act 250 (H.R. 9250) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - implementation Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act of 2025 (H.R. 1808)  Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Make America Beautiful Again Commission Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (H.R. 2977) Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand) - implementation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800/S. 4784) National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R. 2536/S. 1237) North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) - public land disposal; Forest Legacy Program; producer safety net. Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act (H.R. 4924) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - proposed legislation Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act - proposed legislation Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Save Americas Family Forests Act (S. 4442/H.R. 8538) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation. Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill (including the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870)) - Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program; National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program; Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program; Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Processes; National Goals and Performance Measures; Threshold Guidance, and Inventory/Inspection Standards; Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; County Road Access and Mapping Program; Transportation Alternatives; Recreational Trails Program; Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program; Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program; Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Re-organization U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) - Request for Information on Implementation of Tile Setbacks on USFWS easements (Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS 2026-2641) Working Waterfronts Act of 2025 (S.1968) Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4861/S. 4871)

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Disaster Reforestation Act - H.R. 262; Save America's Family Forests Act of 2026 - S. 4442, H.R. 8538; Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 - S. 629.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES