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H.R. 2500: Forest TECH Improvement Act

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H.R. 2500: Forest TECH Improvement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Forest TECH Improvement Act

Plain summary

Forest Technology Enhancements for Conservation and Habitat Improvement Act or the Forest TECH Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to either establish a research and development pilot program or expand an applicable existing program to assess new technologies, including unmanned aircraft system, geospatial, or remote sensing technologies, across all reforestation activities; accelerate the deployment and integration of such technologies into the operations of USDA and the Department of the Interior; collaborate and cooperate with state, tribal, and private geospatial information system organizations with respect to such technologies. USDA and Interior shall enter into an agreement to develop consistent protocols and plans for the use of unmanned aircraft system technologies for reforestation activities. Any unmanned aircraft system technology or component of such technology that is used pursuant to this bill shall be made and manufactured in the United States.

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Official text

Forest TECH Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Burgess Owens (R-UT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2500 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117