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HR 1009 114th Congress House Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Fires Forests, forestry, trees

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

Introduced: February 13, 2015 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide: (1) hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a fire for which assistance was provided, whether or not a major disaster had been declared; and (2) fire management assistance in any area affected by a fire for which hazard mitigation assistance was provided.

What's happening now February 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1471 Related bill FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015
  • S 1997 Related bill PREPARE Act of 2015
  • S 3172 Related bill Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 18, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1009: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1009/
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"H.R. 1009: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1009/.
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H.R. 1009, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1009/.
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