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HR 1061 108th Congress House

Wildfire Response Enhancement Act

Official title: To remove a restriction on the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with any Federal agency to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To remove a restriction on the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with any Federal agency to acquire goods and services directly related to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies.

Introduced: January 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Equipment and suppliesFire preventionForest firesGovernment Operations and Politics
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Government procurementPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Government Reform, 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.
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wildfire Response Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to place an order with any Federal agency for goods or services directly related to fighting wildfires if the goods or services are necessary to properly respond to a wildfire without regard to a provision requiring a prior determination that the goods or services cannot be provided by contract as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 4, 2004
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jan 20, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1061: Wildfire Response Enhancement Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1061/
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"H.R. 1061: Wildfire Response Enhancement Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1061/.
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H.R. 1061, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1061/.
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