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Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-441| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
Tim Sheehy

Tim Sheehy

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (2)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly develop a comprehensive plan for reorganizing federal wildland fire response. The core purpose is to consolidate existing authorities related to wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and recovery under a new, unified agency. This proposed entity, to be named the National Wildland Firefighting Service , would be established within the Department of the Interior. The required plan must include a detailed budget for the new service and specify the qualifications for its Director, an individual to be appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. Furthermore, the plan needs to describe all resources and authorities necessary to effectively consolidate federal wildland fire response efforts, with a report on this plan due to relevant Congressional committees within 180 days of the Act's enactment.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-441| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to jointly develop a comprehensive plan for reorganizing federal wildland fire response. The core purpose is to consolidate existing authorities related to wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and recovery under a new, unified agency. This proposed entity, to be named the National Wildland Firefighting Service , would be established within the Department of the Interior. The required plan must include a detailed budget for the new service and specify the qualifications for its Director, an individual to be appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. Furthermore, the plan needs to describe all resources and authorities necessary to effectively consolidate federal wildland fire response efforts, with a report on this plan due to relevant Congressional committees within 180 days of the Act's enactment.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Tim Sheehy

Tim Sheehy

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (2)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, trees