S. 142 119th Congress Senate

Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resiliency, sacrifice, and service to protect the forests… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: John Barrasso Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional tributesFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, trees

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Introduced in Senate

Jan 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S231-232)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to wildland firefighters in recognition of their strength, resiliency, sacrifice, and service to protect the forests, grasslands, and communities of the United States.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings
U.S. Forest Service
4 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 32

Padilla, Alex

California · Jul 23, 2026

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jul 15, 2026

Curtis, John R.

Utah · Jul 14, 2026

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Jun 10, 2026

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jun 1, 2026

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Mar 24, 2026

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Mar 19, 2026

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Mar 17, 2026

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Mar 16, 2026

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Feb 4, 2026

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Jan 27, 2026

Ossoff, Jon

Georgia · Dec 15, 2025

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Dec 10, 2025

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Dec 10, 2025

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Dec 2, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Dec 2, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Nov 20, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Nov 10, 2025

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Oct 7, 2025

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Oct 1, 2025

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Sep 29, 2025

Daines, Steve

Montana · Sep 16, 2025

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Jan 23, 2025

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jan 23, 2025

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Jan 16, 2025

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Jan 16, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jan 16, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Jan 16, 2025

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Jan 16, 2025

Sheehy, Tim

Montana · Jan 16, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Jan 16, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Jan 16, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 142: Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-142/

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"S. 142: Wildland Firefighters Congressional Gold Medal Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-142/.

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S. 142, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-142/.

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