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H.R. 5963In CommitteePUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

Sponsor
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
D · NM-3
Key facts
Introduced: Nov 7, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Nov 7, 2025
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.

Summary

Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for matching federal funds in fire recovery projects. Specifically, USDA may waive cost-sharing requirements for projects responding to fires resulting from management activities (e.g., controlled burns) conducted by USDA on National Forest System land.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Nov 7, 2025
    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.
  2. Nov 7, 2025
    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.
  3. Nov 7, 2025
    Introduced in House
  4. Nov 7, 2025
    Introduced in House
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