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H.R. 4038 119th Congress House

Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a standard for the response time to wildfire incidents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 15, 2025 Introduced by: Young Kim Republican · California See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, trees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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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 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jan 20, 2016 Senate · vote #4 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 4038 Rejected 55–43 See who voted →
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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Lobbying activity 14

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Aug 15, 2025
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Gray, Adam
California · Jun 17, 2025
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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/
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"H.R. 4038: Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4038/.
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H.R. 4038, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4038/.
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