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H.R. 8557 118th Congress House

National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2024 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 3, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
May 23, 2024
Introduced in House
May 23, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, 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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 Latest action September 3, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4424 National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024
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Valadao, David G.
California · May 23, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8557: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8557/
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"H.R. 8557: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8557/.
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H.R. 8557, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8557/.
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[H.R. 8557: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8557/)
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