HR4852Referred to Committee
Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-08-01
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Josh Harder
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 94.0% (605 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/H001090
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (14)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-08-01
- Young Kim (R-CA-40)· 2025-09-03
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-09-09
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-10-06
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2025-10-06
- Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2025-11-17
- Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2026-03-12
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2026-03-17
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)· 2026-03-24
- Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2026-03-25
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2026-04-14
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-14
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2026-04-14
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5)· 2026-04-21
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-08-02
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-08-01
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-08-01
- House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-08-01
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-08-01
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-08-01
Previously
- Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-01
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-01
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-01
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-01
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-01
Plain-English Summary
Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025 This bill establishes grants, training, and interagency coordination for responding to wildfires and fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) (i.e., where undeveloped land or vegetation meets human infrastructure). It also requires measures for protecting the health of firefighters and emergency responders. The bill establishes an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire Coordination to manage coordination of government preparation and response to wildfires and WUI fires. Such office may award grants to fire departments and emergency medical services organizations for training firefighting personnel or obtaining personal protective equipment for responding to such fires. Also, the Forest Service must establish a national plan with guidelines for training structural (i.e., urban) firefighters to respond to wildfires and WUI fires. The Forest Service may provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs pursuant to the plan. Upon request from agencies, the Department of Defense (DOD) may allow its firefighters to conduct operations or assist in responding to wildfires and WUI fires. Agencies must reimburse DOD for such services. Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must perform research and development and report to Congress on protecting the respiratory health of firefighters and identifying certain hazardous substances in areas affected by wildfires and WUI fires. Also, task forces within the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must train each member in peer mental health support and include members who are mental health practitioners.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Emergency Management
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