H.R. 482
118th Congress
House
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023
Official title: To improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAppropriations
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Atmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsBudget processCommunity life and organizationComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisaster relief and insuranceEcologyEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMilitary education and trainingMilitary operations and strategyMotor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsResearch and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation safety and securityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 13, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Plain-English summary
Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023
This bill establishes activities to address wildfires.
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2026.
The bill establishes
- accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires,
- a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident,
- a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression,
- the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and
- the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board.
The bill also
- requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity,
- requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications,
- requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and
- authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.
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Committees of jurisdiction
9
- Agriculture Committee
- Armed Services Committee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 482: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-482/
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