Ranking Member Heinrich Presses Forest Service Chief Hearing on FY26 Budget Request

Energy and Natural Resources: Senate Committee · July 10, 2025

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The budget is constrained due to payouts for accrued vacation time for 5,000 forest service employees who opted into a resignation program.

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Senator Heinrich questioned the Forest Service chief about payouts of accrued leave for 5,000 employees, the use of IRA and IIJ funds to cover those payouts, uncertainty about Fiscal Year 2025 State Fire Assistance (SFA) and Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) funding, a shortfall in hazardous fuels reduction progress (about 1.7 million of a 4 million-acre goal), and a proposed transfer of the fuels program and $170,000,000 to the Department of the Interior with a 90-day planning requirement from an executive order.

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