HR 5963 · in committee · significant
Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act
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What this bill does
- The bill allows the USDA to waive matching fund requirements for fire recovery projects on National Forest System land.
- This affects wildfire recovery efforts following fires caused by USDA management activities like controlled burns.
- The waiver reduces upfront costs for recovery projects by eliminating the need for non-federal matching funds.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would eliminating matching fund requirements change which communities can afford to participate in fire recovery projects on National Forest System lands?
- 02
What evidence exists that USDA management activities like controlled burns cause wildfires requiring recovery projects under this bill?
- 03
If the federal government waives matching funds for USDA-caused fire recovery, should states or private landowners expect similar waivers for their fire recovery costs?
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Sponsor · D-NM-3
Teresa Leger Fernandez
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Introduced 2025-11-07
Legislative timeline
2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2025-11-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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