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McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act
To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made available under that Act.
Summary
The bill amends the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act to include the District of Columbia as an eligible recipient of federal forestry research and education funding. Previously, the funding was limited to states, leaving the District of Columbia excluded from these cooperative forestry programs. The amendment would allow the District of Columbia to participate in and receive funding under the same terms as the states.
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Actions (3)
- Feb 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Feb 23, 2026 Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E155)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 23, 2026
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made available under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING UNDER MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT.
Section 8 of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire- Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) is amended by inserting “the District of Columbia,” after “include”. <all>
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