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H.R. 7578 119th Congress House

TORCH Act

Official title: To improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out forest management activities that reduce the risk of cata… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry out forest management activities that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2026 Introduced by: Mike Kennedy Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7578: TORCH Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7578/
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"H.R. 7578: TORCH Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7578/.
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H.R. 7578, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7578/.
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