HR 4038
119th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 18, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jun 17, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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.
Jun 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2016 | Senate · vote #4 | On the Cloture Motion H.R. 4038 | Rejected | 55–43 | See who voted → |
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4038: Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4038/
"H.R. 4038: Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4038/.
H.R. 4038, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4038/.
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