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H.R. 3534 117th Congress House

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2021 Introduced by: Jimmy Panetta Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021

This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall select landscape-scale forest restoration projects to implement on National Forest System land and on land adjoining National Forest System land. USDA shall establish a pilot program under which USDA may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to implement and monitor such projects.

The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical infrastructure and microgrids, including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities (e.g., hospitals) through the use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.

USDA and the Department of the Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk.

USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1855 Identical bill Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
  • S 2806 Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3534: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3534/
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"H.R. 3534: Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3534/.
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H.R. 3534, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3534/.
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