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S 1842 115th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance 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: September 19, 2017 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Sep 19, 2017
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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 September 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2862 Identical bill Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Feb 12, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 7, 2017
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 14, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 6, 2017
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 19, 2017
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 19, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 19, 2017
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 19, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1842: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1842/
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"S. 1842: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1842/.
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S. 1842, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1842/.
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