To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9080 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9080 To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2026 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. Salinas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a contracting preference for public buildings that use innovative wood products in the construction of those buildings, and for other purposes. 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 ``Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. MADE IN AMERICA MASS TIMBER. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of General Services. (2) Innovative wood product.--The term ``innovative wood product'' has the meaning given the term in section 8641 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655c note; Public Law 115-334). (3) Innovative wood product facility.--The term ``innovative wood product facility'' has the meaning given the term in section 9013(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(a)). (4) Mass timber.--The term ``mass timber'' has the meaning given the term in section 8641 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655c note; Publ