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HR 4920 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Disaster relief and insurance Fires Forests, forestry, trees

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Introduced: July 26, 2023 Introduced by: Leger Fernandez, Teresa Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.

What's happening now September 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2353 Identical bill Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Aug 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4920/
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"H.R. 4920: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4920/.
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H.R. 4920, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4920/.
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