Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 8, 2026
What it does
The Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act would establish a grant program administered by FEMA to help eligible entities—such as states, tribes, local governments, and fire departments—develop and implement wildfire resilience plans, including projects like defensible space work, infrastructure hardening, and evacuation planning. Grants would prioritize high-risk communities, with up to $10 million available for project implementation and $250,000 for plan development, requiring a 25% non-federal match for implementation grants (waivable for plan development or low-income communities). The bill also mandates GAO reports on federal wildfire programs and insurance incentives,…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.