Bill stops the Agriculture Secretary from closing Forest Service research sites.
H.R. 9464 — To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service. · Filed by Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill says the Secretary of Agriculture cannot close any Forest Service research site. To close a site, the Secretary would need Congress to pass a new law. This blocks closures even if they are part of a bigger plan.
Who it affects
Citizens who use forest research gain from keeping these sites open. Congress gets more power over site choices. The Forest Service must follow this rule.
One thing to notice
The bill makes it much harder to close a site. The Secretary would need Congress to act instead of deciding alone.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jun 25, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 25, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Agriculture — The leader of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a cabinet official.
- Forest Service — The part of the Agriculture Department that manages national forests.
- research site — A place where scientists study and test new ideas and methods.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,000 characters) on Jul 1, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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