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HR 3889 · in committee · major

National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the USDA and Interior Department to increase prescribed fires on federal lands by 10% annually for 10 years.
  • Federal agencies, states, tribes, counties, and private entities conducting prescribed fires are affected by the new requirements and coordination rules.
  • The bill provides financial assistance to eligible entities and expands employment and training for prescribed fire practitioners over the 10-year period.

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  1. 01

    How would a 10% annual increase in prescribed fires affect communities living near federal lands in terms of air quality and property risk?

  2. 02

    Which entities—federal agencies, states, tribes, or private landowners—should bear the primary financial responsibility for meeting these prescribed fire targets?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports the assumption that prescribed fires at this scale will reduce catastrophic wildfires compared to current forest management practices?

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Sponsor · D-WA-8

Kim Schrier

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Introduced 2025-06-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  2. 2025-06-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  3. 2025-06-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  4. 2025-06-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-06-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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