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Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2404| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021 This bill establishes activities to address wildfires. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2024. The bill establishes accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires, a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident, a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression, the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board. The bill also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity, requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications, requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jan 4, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6336
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • July 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 21, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.


  • December 15, 2021
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • January 4, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6336
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6336: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBudget processCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMotor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation safety and securityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2404| Senate 
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021 This bill establishes activities to address wildfires. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2024. The bill establishes accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires, a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident, a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression, the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board. The bill also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity, requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications, requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 21, 2021
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jan 4, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6336
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • July 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • October 21, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.


  • December 15, 2021
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • January 4, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6336
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6336: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBudget processCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMotor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation safety and securityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats