HR 527 · Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO-7]
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Strengthening Wildfire Resiliency Through Satellites Act of 2025 This bill requires the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a competitive grant program to fund satellite monitoring of wildfires. The entities eligible to receive the grants are state foresters, emergency managers, and equivalent state officials. Grant recipients must use the funds for purchasing and integrating satellite data on wildfire monitoring and for using the data to detect and manage wildfires.
Recent actions
- Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.