II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1691 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide mandatory funding to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land, and for other purposes.