Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Nov 7, 2025
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.
Nov 7, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5963: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5963/
"H.R. 5963: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5963/.
H.R. 5963, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5963/.
[H.R. 5963: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5963/)