Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act has not moved since its introduction on Nov 6, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedNov 6, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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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
- 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 328 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 241 words
- Latest action
- Nov 6, 2025: 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 · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 5963 Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 7007 Governing for the People Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]