S 140 · in committee · significant
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
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What this bill does
- The bill requires federal land agencies to increase forest thinning and prescribed burning to reduce wildfire risk.
- Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, local governments, and Indian tribes are affected by new requirements.
- Agencies must increase treated acres by 40% by 2029 and establish new tracking systems and pilot programs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would the 40% increase in forest treatment acres by 2029 affect funding and staffing levels at the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management?
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Which communities near federal lands would benefit most from reduced wildfire risk, and how might prescribed burning affect air quality in those areas during treatment?
- 03
What evidence supports the specific 40% treatment target, and how does it compare to current wildfire prevention capacity in different forest regions?
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Sponsor · R-WY
John Barrasso
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-02
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Legislative timeline
2025-12-02 · senate · Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2025-01-16 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S228-231)
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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