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US HB6094
Bill
Status
11/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Young Kim
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AI Summary
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Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Interior must establish within 1 year a public-private pilot program to deploy and demonstrate new wildfire prevention, detection, communication, response, and mitigation technologies
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Technology priority areas include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire modeling algorithms, remote sensing and tracking, autonomous suppression systems, grid resilience, community resilience, home hardening, and decision support tools
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Eligible participants include private entities, nonprofits, and higher education institutions, who will be connected with federal agencies for real-time testing during wildfire mitigation activities and training
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Covered federal agencies include all federal land management agencies, Department of Defense, Bureau of Indian Affairs, NOAA, FEMA, NASA, US Fire Administration, GSA, and state/tribal/local fire departments operating through federal agreements
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Annual reports to Congress required starting 180 days after program establishment, covering technology descriptions, cost estimates, outreach efforts, and procurement barriers; program terminates 7 years after enactment
Legislative Description
Fire Innovation Unit Act
Public lands and natural resources
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
11/18/2025