HR 836 · in committee · niche
Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
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What this bill does
- The bill requires the Forest Service and Department of Interior to evaluate a container aerial firefighting system for wildfire suppression.
- Federal agencies managing wildlands and Congress will use the evaluation to assess new firefighting technology.
- The agencies must report findings to Congress; no specific funding or deadline is mentioned in the bill summary.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What specific metrics should federal agencies use to evaluate whether this aerial firefighting container system is more effective than current wildfire suppression methods?
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If this technology proves successful, how should the federal government fund its deployment across national forests and public lands?
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What timeline and resource requirements do you think agencies need to complete a thorough evaluation before reporting results to Congress?
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Sponsor · R-CA-22
David G. Valadao
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In Congress
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-02-05 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-02-05 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
2025-02-05 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H478)
2025-02-05 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 836.
2025-02-05 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H478-480)
2025-02-05 · house · Floor
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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