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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

Introduced: June 10, 2025 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

    This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to increase the number and size of prescribed fires conducted on federal lands.

    For 10 years, Interior and USDA must annually conduct prescribed fires on federal land so that the total acreage where prescribed fires are conducted is 10% greater than the previous fiscal year. 

    Interior and USDA must establish a collaborative prescribed fire program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to conduct prescribed fires in priority landscapes.

    Interior and USDA may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, Indian tribes, counties, municipal governments, fire districts, nongovernmental organizations, or private entities to coordinate prescribed fires on federal land.

    Interior and USDA must expand employment opportunities for prescribed fire practitioners, including by expanding hazard pay, supporting underrepresented groups, and establishing additional training centers. 

    To address the public health and safety risk of the expanded use of prescribed fire, the Environmental Protection Agency must coordinate with state, tribal, and local air quality agencies to support the environmental review of wildland fires.

    What's happening now December 17, 2025

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

     Hearings & markups 1
     Related & companion bills 1
    • HR 3889 Identical bill National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
     Bill text 1 version

    Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

     Committees of jurisdiction 1
     Lobbying activity 28

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

    • DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
      for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
    • BRUMIDI GROUP
      for TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH, INC. · Florida · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
    • BRUMIDI GROUP
      for CLIMATE AND WILDFIRE INSTITUTE · California · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
    • UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
      for UNITED AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
    • THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
      for NATURE CONSERVANCY · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
    • EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
      for EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
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     Cosponsors 5
    All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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    Coons, Christopher A.
    Delaware · Dec 10, 2025
         R
    Scott, Rick
    Florida · Dec 10, 2025
         R
    Curtis, John R.
    Utah · Sep 9, 2025
         D
    Padilla, Alex
    California · Sep 9, 2025
         R
    Budd, Ted
    North Carolina · Jun 10, 2025
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    U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2015: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2015/
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    "S. 2015: National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2015/.
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    S. 2015, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2015/.
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