HR 5963 ยท Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Introduced
- Nov 7, 2025
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez [D-NM-3]
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors
- 0
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.
Recent actions
- Nov 7, 2025 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.
- Nov 7, 2025 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.
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.