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S. 2440 proposes to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, or transfer ownership of, specific parcels of National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi. The bill would authorize this land transfer as part of what appears to be a land management or disposition action in that region.
If enacted, this legislation would result in the federal government relinquishing control of the specified forest land in Franklin County. The practical impact would depend on who receives the land and what uses are permitted afterward. This could affect local land use, forestry management, recreation access, or economic development in the affected area, though the specific details of the conveyance and recipient are not provided in the available bill information.
The bill was introduced in July 2025 and has advanced to committee review, where it was reported with amendments in October 2025. However, it remains in early legislative stages and would require further action and presidential approval to become law.
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025 · 13:15
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a business meeting on October 21, 2025, to consider a package of bills related to public lands management and forest policy. The bills under consideration included H.R. 4550 to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S. 1462 (Fix Our Forests Act) to improve forest management on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management property, and multiple bills proposing wilderness designations and land conveyances across national forests in states including Virginia, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The hearing was structured as a business meeting rather than a traditional hearing with witness testimony, meaning no formal witnesses presented testimony on the bills. This type of meeting typically allows committee members to discuss and potentially vote on advancing legislation without public testimony. The bills addressed several distinct policy areas within the committee's jurisdiction. Some focused on forest management and resilience, particularly S. 1462, which aims to address overgrown, fire-prone forested lands. Others proposed new wilderness designations, such as S. 1680 for additions to wilderness areas in Virginia's George Washington National Forest and S. 2548 for the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. Additional bills dealt with specific land conveyances and boundary modifications for national forests and state forests across multiple states. As a business meeting to consider these bills, the session represented an early step in the legislative process. Committee consideration does not guarantee that any of these bills will advance further or be enacted into law. The committee would need to vote to approve the bills before they could move to the full Senate for consideration.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025 · 13:15
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a business meeting on October 21, 2025, to consider a package of bills related to public lands management and forest policy. The bills under consideration included H.R. 4550 to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, S. 1462 (Fix Our Forests Act) to improve forest management on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management property, and multiple bills proposing wilderness designations and land conveyances across national forests in states including Virginia, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The hearing was structured as a business meeting rather than a traditional hearing with witness testimony, meaning no formal witnesses presented testimony on the bills. This type of meeting typically allows committee members to discuss and potentially vote on advancing legislation without public testimony. The bills addressed several distinct policy areas within the committee's jurisdiction. Some focused on forest management and resilience, particularly S. 1462, which aims to address overgrown, fire-prone forested lands. Others proposed new wilderness designations, such as S. 1680 for additions to wilderness areas in Virginia's George Washington National Forest and S. 2548 for the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois. Additional bills dealt with specific land conveyances and boundary modifications for national forests and state forests across multiple states. As a business meeting to consider these bills, the session represented an early step in the legislative process. Committee consideration does not guarantee that any of these bills will advance further or be enacted into law. The committee would need to vote to approve the bills before they could move to the full Senate for consideration.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 27, 2025
Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jul 24, 2025
No CBO cost estimate has been published for this bill.
