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S902Referred to Committee

Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-06
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 34.5% (316 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001232

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andy Kim (D-NJ)Original· 2025-03-06

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 →

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

2025-12-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-03-06

Plain-English Summary

This bill would strengthen the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to wildfires on public lands by improving funding, equipment, and coordination between agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. It likely includes measures to increase firefighting resources, support community preparedness programs, and potentially modify how the government manages forests to reduce fire risk. The changes would affect federal land managers, communities near public forests, and taxpayers who fund wildfire response efforts.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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