Tax credits help firms burn wood from forest thinning in wildfire zones.
H.R. 10952 — Health Forests Incentives Act of 2026 · Filed by Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) · Introduced Nov 2, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill marks high-risk wildfire zones. It gives tax credits and grants to plants and wood firms that use wood removed during forest thinning. It expands grant programs and raises funding caps. The bill skips environmental review when it picks these zones. Firms can sell the removed wood as fuel or building material to help pay for thinning.
Who it affects
People in high-risk wildfire zones may see less wildfire risk and healthier forests. Plants and wood firms get tax credits and grants. The bill may lower public costs for forest thinning.
One thing to notice
The bill skips environmental review for zone picks. This may limit public input on forest choices. Tax credits and grants go only to plants within 100 miles of marked zones.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Nov 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 2, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- environmental review — A study of how a government action may affect nature, wildlife, and land.
- tax credits — Money the government gives back to a firm to reduce what it owes in taxes.
- forest thinning — Removing dead trees, brush, and other forest stuff that can fuel wildfires.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (20,336 characters) on Nov 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,939 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-06.
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