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HR 2862 115th Congress House Emergency Management Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Executive agency funding and structure Fires Forests, forestry, trees

Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Introduced: November 2, 2017 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2026 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior.

If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress a request for the funding and a plan for obligating the funds.

The bill also requires the President's budget to include the average costs for wildfire suppression over the previous 10 years.

What's happening now June 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1842 Identical bill Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 31 Republican 9
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2018
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
McSally, Martha
· Feb 15, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 5, 2018
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Dec 12, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 8, 2017
Hunter, Duncan
· Nov 7, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 7, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Nov 7, 2017
Delaney, John
· Nov 6, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Nov 2, 2017
Denham, Jeff
· Nov 1, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 26, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 23, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Oct 23, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 27, 2017
Gianforte, Greg
· Sep 14, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jul 28, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 29, 2017
Reichert, David
· Jun 28, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Jun 26, 2017
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 22, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 21, 2017
Granger, Kay
· Jun 21, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 16, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 16, 2017
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 16, 2017
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 16, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 16, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 16, 2017
Jenkins, Evan
· Jun 16, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 16, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 16, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 16, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2017
Walters, Mimi
· Jun 16, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 16, 2017
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 8, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2862: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2862/
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"H.R. 2862: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2862/.
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