HR 5963

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 status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM-3]

Cosponsors

0

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

2025-11-07

Latest action

2025-12-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Committee referrals

• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-11-07
• Agriculture Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-11-07

Recent actions

• 2025-12-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
• 2025-11-07: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
• 2025-11-07: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
• 2025-11-07: Introduced in House
• 2025-11-07: Introduced in House