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H.R. 5102 107th Congress House

Wildfire Response Act of 2002

Official title: To expedite the process by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may utilize military aircraft to fight wildfires, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2002 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Armed Forces and National SecurityCongressCongressional oversightCongressional reporting requirements
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Fire preventionForest firesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment procurementMilitary aircraftMilitary civic actionPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2002
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Oct 10, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 1, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement.
Aug 1, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jul 16, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Jul 11, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
Jul 11, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 24, 2002

Executive Comment Received from Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wildfire Response Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to procure the services of military aircraft (and of Armed Forces personnel to operate and maintain it) to fight a wildfire without (as required by specified Federal procurement law) first comparing the cost and convenience of procuring such services from the Armed Forces to the cost of procuring the same services from a commercial enterprise.

Requires the appropriate Secretary to notify Congress, with reasons why, whenever using this Act to expedite such a procurement.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5102: Wildfire Response Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5102/
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