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S 2353 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Disaster relief and insurance Fires Forests, forestry, trees

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Introduced: July 18, 2023 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 July 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4920 Identical bill Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2353: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2353/
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"S. 2353: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2353/.
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S. 2353, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2353/.
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