S 91 · 119th Congress — Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 This bill addresses wildfires by authorizing post-fire recovery activities, supporting adoption of technology, and requiring additional federal coordination. The bill authorizes federal wildfire…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- S 91
- Status
- In Progress
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Latest action date
- 2026-02-04
Summary
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 This bill addresses wildfires by authorizing post-fire recovery activities, supporting adoption of technology, and requiring additional federal coordination. The bill authorizes federal wildfire response and recovery activities by providing statutory authority for Burned Area Emergency Response Teams to coordinate emergency stabilization and erosion planning, and establishing an account to fund federal rehabilitation projects in areas impacted by a wildfire (e. g. , ecosystem restoration, replacing infrastructure critical for land management). Right now, the latest action is: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. The listed sponsor is Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] [D].
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Latest action
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Democratic · Nevada · Senate · Democratic