Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025 passed the House 5 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 31, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberFeb 5, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 76 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 74 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 187 words
- Subjects
- Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationFiresForests, forestry, trees
- Latest action
- Feb 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]