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US SB91

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires annual reporting on Wildland Fire Management account expenditures and detailed cost breakdowns for catastrophic wildfires (100,000+ acres or 50,000+ acres with high severity burns, costing $50 million+ or causing deaths/home destruction)

  • Mandates Secretary of Defense enter reciprocal agreements with states for reimbursement of fire suppression costs when wildfires are caused by military training activities

  • Directs review and update of spatial fire management policies for all federal firesheds by September 30, 2026, with routine updates at least every 10 years or within 1 year after a wildfire incident

  • Establishes wildfire detection and suppression initiatives including expedited placement of sensors and cameras, research on unmanned aircraft systems for fire response, studies on drone incursions interfering with firefighting, and financial assistance for slip-on tanker units to local governments and Indian Tribes

  • Creates post-fire recovery programs including permanent Burned Area Emergency Response Teams, a Long-Term Burned Area Rehabilitation account authorized at up to $100 million annually, FEMA funding for state post-disaster assistance websites, and a Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for wildfire-related invasive species management technology

Legislative Description

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2025

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

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

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources1/14/2025

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