Forest Service can work with states and tribes to fight pine beetles.
H.R. 9999 — Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act · Filed by Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The Forest Service can sign agreements with states and local governments. It can also sign agreements with Indian tribes. These groups work together to find and treat pine beetles. They work on all kinds of land. A USDA agency gives advice on beetle monitoring and management when asked.
Who it affects
People in beetle-affected areas benefit from better detection and treatment. States, local governments, and Indian tribes can partner with the Forest Service.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money will pay for this work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- monitoring — Watching something carefully over time to see what happens.
- Indian tribes — Native American groups that the U.S. government officially recognizes.
- agreements — Written deals where groups promise to work together on a goal.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,797 characters) on Aug 12, 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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