S140Referred to Committee
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
John Barrasso
Republican · WY · Senator
Votes with party: 33.6% (321 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/B001261
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (5)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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 · 2025-01-16
Previously
- Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-16
Plain-English Summary
This bill establishes forest management requirements for federal lands, particularly with respect to reducing wildfires. For example, the bill establishes annual goals to increase (1) the number of acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land that are mechanically thinned (i.e., a management process related to the removal of trees and vegetation); and (2) the number of acres of Forest Service and BLM land treated by prescribed fire. By FY2029, the goals must be to increase the number of acres of each by at least 40% compared to the average number of acres of each in FY2019-FY2023. The bill also directs the Forest Service and the BLM to (1) implement standardized procedures for tracking data relating to hazardous fuels reduction activities they carry out, and (2) develop a strategy to identify opportunities to use livestock grazing as a wildfire risk reduction tool on federal land. Additionally, the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior must establish a deployment and test bed pilot program for wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and mitigation technologies. The bill mandates use of existing authorities for expedited environmental review for certain forest land at high risk from wildfire, insects, or disease. Finally, the bill provides local governments and Indian tribes the right to intervene in lawsuits concerning certain projects on federal land that (1) reduce risks posed by wildfire, insects, or disease; or (2) generate revenue from harvesting timber.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
How Congress Voted
Roll Call #35
PassedParty-Line Vote2026-01-21 · HouseOn Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 6945 and H.R. 6359; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution H.J. Res. 140
D: 0 Yes / 210 NoR: 213 Yes / 0 No
Total: 213 Yes / 210 No / 8 Not Voting
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (842)
Full Vote Breakdown (431 members)
Yes (213)
No (210)
Not Voting / Present (8)
Roll Call #34
PassedParty-Line Vote2026-01-21 · HouseOn Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 6945 and H.R. 6359; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution H.J. Res. 140
D: 0 Yes / 210 NoR: 212 Yes / 0 No
Total: 212 Yes / 210 No / 9 Not Voting
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (842)
Full Vote Breakdown (431 members)
Yes (212)
No (210)
Not Voting / Present (9)
Who Funded the Votes?
Campaign-finance totals by industry, sourced from FEC filings, joined to vote positions from Congress.gov.
Who Funded the Votes?
Total campaign dollars received by members voting Yes vs No, grouped by industry sector.
Voted Yes
$2.2Macross 212 members
Conservative Groups$1.0M
47% of this group's total
Crypto & Digital Assets$920K
42% of this group's total
Veterans$138K
6% of this group's total
Finance & Banking$74K
3% of this group's total
Real Estate$48K
2% of this group's total
Voted No
$357Kacross 210 members
Progressive Groups$167K
47% of this group's total
Climate & Environment$75K
21% of this group's total
Crypto & Digital Assets$55K
15% of this group's total
Veterans$40K
11% of this group's total
LGBTQ+$20K
6% of this group's total
Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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