HR836Passed House

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-31
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5
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Sponsor

David G. Valadao
David G. Valadao
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.1% (596 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (5)

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

2025-02-06

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Plain-English Summary

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 This bill requires the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to (1) jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system to assess its use to mitigate and suppress wildfires, and (2) report on the results of the evaluation to Congress. The system allows for the use of airdrop-capable disposable containers of water or fire retardant in order to increase the number of airlift assets available for wildfire emergencies.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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