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H.R. 8538 119th Congress House

Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for limited full expensing of certain reforestation expenditures.

Introduced: April 28, 2026 Introduced by: Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SCHOENING STRATEGIES, LLC
    for FOREST LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION · Georgia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BRUMIDI GROUP
    for RURAL VOICES FOR CONSERVATION COALITION · Oregon · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE CONSERVATION FUND
    for THE CONSERVATION FUND · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SCHOENING STRATEGIES
    for FOREST LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION · Georgia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION
    for ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION · Alabama · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • BRUMIDI GROUP
    for RURAL VOICES FOR CONSERVATION COALITION · Oregon · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8538: Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8538/
MLA
"H.R. 8538: Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8538/.
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H.R. 8538, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8538/.
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[H.R. 8538: Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8538/)
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