Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
What it does
The Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025 would require the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a federal standard for wildfire response time on lands they manage, aiming for a response within 30 minutes of ignition and deployment of suppression assets within 3 hours. The bill applies to federal lands administered by the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service, and mandates a joint report to Congress within one year detailing response improvements, fleet needs, budget unification, and system reforms to enhance wildfire preparedness and coordination. It also includes the FEMA…
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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.