S441Referred to Committee

Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
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2025-02-06
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Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 34.5% (316 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2025-02-06

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would update federal wildfire prevention and response strategies on public lands to better prepare communities and forests for increasingly severe fire seasons. It likely aims to improve coordination between federal agencies, streamline funding for fire management projects, and enhance preparedness measures that protect both natural resources and nearby communities from wildfire damage.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 441 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 441 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to reorganize Federal wildland fire response, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan to reorganize Federal wildland fire response, 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 ``Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE REORGANIZATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretaries'') shall jointly develop a plan to consolidate the authorities of the Secretaries relating to Federal wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and recovery efforts under an agency of the Department of the Interior, to be known as the ``National Wildland Firefighting Service''. (b) Requirements.--The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include-- (1) a budget for the National Wildland Firefighting Service; (2) a description of the qualifications required for an individual to be appointed to be the Director of the National Wildland Firefighting Service, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (3) a description of the resources and authorities necessary to consolidate Federal wildland fire response efforts of the Secretaries in the National Wildland Firefighting Service. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly submit a report describing the plan developed under subsection (a) to-- (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. <all>
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