A bipartisan bill in the US House is calling for additional incentives to use of mass timber building materials in federal contracting. Introduced by House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Andrea Salinas (D-OR), the Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act, the bill would give timber and other forest products companies the ability to compete for construction, renovation, or acquisition of public buildings, and for military construction. The bill creates a two-tier contracting preference for mass timber and other innovative wood projects. The first-tier preference applies to mass timber that is made within the US. …The optional second tier applies to mass timber products that are sourced from restoration practices, fire mitigation projects and forest owners. Additionally, the bill contains a reporting requirement for a whole building lifecycle assessment, which will help provide additional evidence of the environmental benefits of the use of timber and forest products in buildings.