HR 6277 United States House · 119th Congress

SAWMILL Act

HR 6277, the SAWMILL Act, creates a loan guarantee program to support rural sawmills and wood-processing facilities. It provides guaranteed loans to eligible entities (like sawmill owners in rural areas) seeking to establish, expand, or improve operations within 250 miles of federal lands identified for ecological restoration involving vegetation removal. The program aims to reduce the cost of these restoration projects by ensuring local mills process the removed vegetation. The Department of Agriculture will offer up to $220 million in total loan guarantees under this program, with specific conditions set by the Secretary.

Issues: ✓ Environment

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Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Last action Jan 13, 2026

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Jan 13, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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Nov 21, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Nov 21, 2025

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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors