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Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-8449| House 
| Updated: 7/29/2022
Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Ami Bera (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Agriculture Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022 This bill establishes fire weather programs and activities to improve fire forecasting and readiness. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall establish a coordinated fire weather services program within NOAA to support readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience of the United States to wildfires, fire weather, smoke, and other associated conditions, hazards, and impacts in built and natural environments (including at the wildland-urban interface); develop a comprehensive, centralized, and publicly accessible digital presence designed to promote usability of the services, tools, data, and information produced by the program; develop services that provide public access to digital fire weather data and information; seek to acquire sufficient high-performance computing resources and capacity for research, operations, and data storage in support of the program; establish a fire weather testbed to evaluate the accuracy and usability of technology, models, fire weather products and services, and other research to accelerate the implementation and use of new capabilities by NOAA, federal and land management agencies, and other relevant stakeholders; conduct annual post-fire-weather season surveys and assessments; establish an Incident Meteorologist Service within the National Weather Service (NWS); assess resources, personnel, procedures, and activities necessary to maximize the functionality and utility of the automated surface observing system and implement a plan that addresses the findings of the assessment; and conduct a workforce support services assessment of NWS employees engaged in emergency response.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 29, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7489)
Dec 15, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4237
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 21, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • July 29, 2022
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7489)


  • December 15, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4237
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 117-4237: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022

Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-8449| House 
| Updated: 7/29/2022
Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022 This bill establishes fire weather programs and activities to improve fire forecasting and readiness. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall establish a coordinated fire weather services program within NOAA to support readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience of the United States to wildfires, fire weather, smoke, and other associated conditions, hazards, and impacts in built and natural environments (including at the wildland-urban interface); develop a comprehensive, centralized, and publicly accessible digital presence designed to promote usability of the services, tools, data, and information produced by the program; develop services that provide public access to digital fire weather data and information; seek to acquire sufficient high-performance computing resources and capacity for research, operations, and data storage in support of the program; establish a fire weather testbed to evaluate the accuracy and usability of technology, models, fire weather products and services, and other research to accelerate the implementation and use of new capabilities by NOAA, federal and land management agencies, and other relevant stakeholders; conduct annual post-fire-weather season surveys and assessments; establish an Incident Meteorologist Service within the National Weather Service (NWS); assess resources, personnel, procedures, and activities necessary to maximize the functionality and utility of the automated surface observing system and implement a plan that addresses the findings of the assessment; and conduct a workforce support services assessment of NWS employees engaged in emergency response.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 29, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7489)
Dec 15, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4237
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • July 21, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • July 29, 2022
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7489)


  • December 15, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4237
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Ami Bera (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Agriculture Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 117-4237: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted