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SENATE 91119th CongressIndefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".

Last Action
12/4/2025

Actions

  • 2026-02-04Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-12-02Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
  • 2025-01-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2025-01-14Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-14 (00)

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025 

This bill addresses wildfires by authorizing post-fire recovery activities, supporting adoption of technology, and requiring additional federal coordination.

The bill authorizes federal wildfire response and recovery activities by

  • providing statutory authority for Burned Area Emergency Response Teams to coordinate emergency stabilization and erosion planning, and
  • establishing an account to fund federal rehabilitation projects in areas impacted by a wildfire (e.g., ecosystem restoration, replacing infrastructure critical for land management).

Additionally, for all hazard types, the bill includes post-disaster assistance in the federal disaster preparedness program and authorizes assistance to states for operating websites to provide information on post-disaster recovery resources.

The bill requires federal agencies to develop and utilize technologies for managing wildfires by

  • expediting the permitting and use of wildfire detection equipment (e.g., sensors, cameras);
  • providing funding to Indian tribes for slip-on tanker units that convert vehicles into fire engines;
  • performing research and development on wildfire response applications of unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones);
  • studying radio communications systems, situational awareness tools, and wildland fire predictive modeling; and
  • administering a prize competition for technological innovation for managing wildfire-related invasive species.

The bill directs federal agencies to plan and coordinate on wildfire management by

  • incorporating the best available science and planning tools into spatial fire management policies for federal lands,  
  • collaborating with state agencies for mutual aid in fire suppression (including reimbursing states for suppressing fires caused by military operations), and 
  • studying training gaps for integrating structural (e.g., local) firefighters into wildfire response.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Tim Sheehy (R-MT)

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Appropriations
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Budget process
  • Community life and organization
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Ecology
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Forests, forestry, trees
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