Bill expands what counts as green fuel from forest waste.
H.R. 9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 · Filed by Cliff Bentz (R-OR) · 29 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill adds forest waste and wildfire debris to green fuel rules. It includes wood scraps, storm debris, and thinning leftovers from all lands. Landowners and government can approve these materials as green fuel. No outside review is needed.
Who it affects
Forest companies, fuel makers, timber workers, and fuel credit traders could make money. Federal and state forests, tribal lands, and private forests could see more cutting. Wildfire risk might drop, but nature protection could suffer.
One thing to notice
Private landowners and government can approve their own forest waste as green fuel without outside review. Forest plans do not need to say green fuel is a goal before government approves cutting for fuel.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
29 cosponsors: 17 Republicans, 12 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- green fuel — Fuel made from plants that regrow and can be burned for power.
- forest waste — Leftover wood, branches, and debris from cutting or clearing forests.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,683 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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