S 3149 119th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

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

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

Nov 6, 2025

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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 November 6, 2025

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

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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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