Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026
The Save America's Family Forests Act of 2026 provides tax incentives to encourage landowners to replant forests damaged by natural disasters. It increases the standard tax deduction for routine reforestation projects from $10,000 to $30,000 per property and adjusts these amounts annually for inflation. Additionally, the bill allows a special deduction of up to $1 million for expenses related to replanting trees destroyed by federally declared disasters, with specific rules to prevent double-dipping with other tax benefits. These financial benefits are designed to help taxpayers recover costs and promote forest regeneration without changing the underlying laws governing disaster relief or timber management.
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Apr 2026
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Introduced Apr 28, 2026
Last action Apr 28, 2026
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Apr 28, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Apr 28, 2026
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
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Aaron Bean
RRepublican
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Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Gregory F. Murphy
RRepublican
Co
John W. Rose
RRepublican
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Mike Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Nathaniel Moran
RRepublican
Co
Pete Sessions
RRepublican
Co
Terri A. Sewell
DDemocratic
Co
W. Gregory Steube
RRepublican
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