Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

United States118th CongressS-2353Senate

Updated: Jul 18, 2023

Summary

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.

Bill texts

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Introduced (Senate)View official text

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Timeline

September 25, 2023

Latest companion bill action

HR-4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

July 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Senate
July 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate

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Sponsor

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic

Additional sponsors (1)

Cynthia M. Lummis · Republican

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Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Reported activity

Actions: 2
Amendments: 0
Committees: 1
Cosponsors: 1
Texts: 1
Titles: 3

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Senate · Standing

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Companion bill

HR-4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
118th Congress

Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Related bills

HR-4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
118th Congress
HR-4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
118th Congress

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Earlier versions

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
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Subjects

Disaster relief and insuranceFiresForests, forestry, trees

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