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Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023

Introduced: May 17, 2023 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 17, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023

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

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a pilot program under which it may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System.

The bill provides for an increased federal cost share for conservation finance projects that would primarily benefit one or more low-income communities and for which the nonfederal entities involved cannot meet a specified cost share requirement.

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

The bill expands the weatherization assistance program to support the use of fire-resistant materials.

The bill directs USDA and the Department of the Interior to take actions to improve the detection and monitoring of wildfires.

USDA and 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.

USDA may issue grants to increase community capacity for land stewardship activities.

What's happening now June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1715 Related bill Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
  • S 188 Identical bill Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 23, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 17, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 17, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 17, 2023
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 17, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· May 17, 2023
 D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · May 17, 2023
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3439: Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3439/
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"H.R. 3439: Emergency Wildfire Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3439/.
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H.R. 3439, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3439/.
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