Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- May 20, 2026
What it does
The bill would establish a competitive process for the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to create at least eight regional wildland fire research centers at institutions of higher education or land-grant colleges and universities, with a pilot program for two centers to begin as soon as practicable and the remaining centers established within two years. These centers would coordinate wildland fire research, develop predictive technologies and decision-support tools, create career pathway training programs, and ensure open data sharing, while prioritizing institutions with existing fire research programs, federal partnerships, Joint Fire Science Program involvement, or…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.