S. 140IntroducedPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY)5 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 16, 2025
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In plain English
The bill sets annual targets for federal forest management on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands, requiring at least a 40% increase by fiscal year 2029 in acres treated through mechanical thinning and prescribed fire compared to the 2019-2023 average. It directs these agencies to standardize data tracking for fuels reduction activities, develop a strategy for using livestock grazing to reduce wildfire risk, and establish a pilot program to test wildfire prevention and detection technologies. The bill mandates expedited environmental review for forest projects addressing wildfire, insect, or disease risks, and allows local governments and Indian tribes to intervene in lawsuits over such projects and timber harvesting on federal land. The bill also requires congressional oversight of these activities and addresses data collection related to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires and forest management.
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-01-16, but the bill text was revised on 2025-01-16T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Jun 10
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All 7 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Nov 12
SENATEPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
Nov 12
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 12
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 10
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025
Dec 2
SENATECommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Jan 16
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S228-231)
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