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H.R. 5963 · 119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act has not moved since its introduction on Nov 7, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Leger Fernandez, Teresa D-NM · no cosponsors
IntroducedNov 7, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 51 words.

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.

Context
Committees
House Agriculture Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
Sponsor
1 of 95 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 241 words
Latest action
Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.

Identical or companion · 1
  • 119th S. 3149 Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]