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OR SJM4

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Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Fred Girod

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Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Urges the President, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to direct federal agencies to be as aggressive as possible in preventing, mitigating, and suppressing wildfires on federal lands

  • Oregon wildfires have killed at least 13 people, burned more than 2 million acres, and destroyed thousands of homes since 2019

  • The 2020 Labor Day fires in Santiam Canyon killed five Oregonians, and investigations into the fire origins by the U.S. Forest Service, State Forestry Department, and county agencies have stalled

  • Cites severe drought, prolonged heat waves, and overly dense forests as factors contributing to more catastrophic and difficult-to-manage fires

  • Copies of the memorial will be sent to the President, Secretary of the Interior, and Secretary of Agriculture

Legislative Description

Urging the President, the United States Secretary of the Interior and the United States Secretary of Agriculture to direct federal agencies to be as aggressive as possible in preventing, mitigating and suppressing wildfires on federal lands.

Last Action

In committee upon adjournment.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources and Wildfire1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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