S. 3149 119th Congress Senate

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Official title: A bill to provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 6, 2025 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Nov 6, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Nov 6, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
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Lobbying activity 4

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Cosponsors 2

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Nov 6, 2025

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Nov 6, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3149: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3149/

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"S. 3149: Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3149/.

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