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Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3439| House 
| Updated: 6/23/2023
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (8)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023 This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a pilot program under which it may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System. The bill provides for an increased federal cost share for conservation finance projects that would primarily benefit one or more low-income communities and for which the nonfederal entities involved cannot meet a specified cost share requirement. The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical facilities (e.g., hospitals), including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities through the development and use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage. The bill expands the weatherization assistance program to support the use of fire-resistant materials. The bill directs USDA and the Department of the Interior to take actions to improve the detection and monitoring of wildfires. USDA and Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management. USDA may issue grants to increase community capacity for land stewardship activities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3534
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
May 17, 2023
Introduced in House
May 17, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1715
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3534
    Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021


  • May 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 17, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1715
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • June 23, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-1715: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
  • S 118-188: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operationsTechnology transfer and commercializationVocational and technical educationWater use and supply

Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3439| House 
| Updated: 6/23/2023
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023 This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a pilot program under which it may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System. The bill provides for an increased federal cost share for conservation finance projects that would primarily benefit one or more low-income communities and for which the nonfederal entities involved cannot meet a specified cost share requirement. The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical facilities (e.g., hospitals), including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities through the development and use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage. The bill expands the weatherization assistance program to support the use of fire-resistant materials. The bill directs USDA and the Department of the Interior to take actions to improve the detection and monitoring of wildfires. USDA and Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management. USDA may issue grants to increase community capacity for land stewardship activities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3534
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
May 17, 2023
Introduced in House
May 17, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 18, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1715
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3534
    Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021


  • May 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 17, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • May 18, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1715
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • June 23, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (8)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 118-1715: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
  • S 118-188: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental educationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationPublic utilities and utility ratesState and local government operationsTechnology transfer and commercializationVocational and technical educationWater use and supply